Badges
Documentation and examples for badges, our small count and labeling component.
Examples
Badges scale to match the size of the immediate parent element by using relative font sizing and em
units. As of v5, badges no longer have focus or hover styles for links.
Headings
Example heading New
Example heading New
Example heading New
Example heading New
Example heading New
Example heading New
<h1>Example heading <span class="badge bg-secondary">New</span></h1>
<h2>Example heading <span class="badge bg-secondary">New</span></h2>
<h3>Example heading <span class="badge bg-secondary">New</span></h3>
<h4>Example heading <span class="badge bg-secondary">New</span></h4>
<h5>Example heading <span class="badge bg-secondary">New</span></h5>
<h6>Example heading <span class="badge bg-secondary">New</span></h6>
Buttons
Badges can be used as part of links or buttons to provide a counter.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
Notifications <span class="badge text-bg-secondary">4</span>
</button>
Note that depending on how they are used, badges may be confusing for users of screen readers and similar assistive technologies. While the styling of badges provides a visual cue as to their purpose, these users will simply be presented with the content of the badge. Depending on the specific situation, these badges may seem like random additional words or numbers at the end of a sentence, link, or button.
Unless the context is clear (as with the “Notifications” example, where it is understood that the “4” is the number of notifications), consider including additional context with a visually hidden piece of additional text.
Positioned
Use utilities to modify a .badge
and position it in the corner of a link or button.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary position-relative">
Inbox
<span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill bg-danger">
99+
<span class="visually-hidden">unread messages</span>
</span>
</button>
You can also replace the .badge
class with a few more utilities without a count for a more generic indicator.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary position-relative">
Profile
<span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle p-2 bg-danger border border-light rounded-circle">
<span class="visually-hidden">New alerts</span>
</span>
</button>
Background colors
Added in v5.2.0Set a background-color
with contrasting foreground color
with our .text-bg-{color}
helpers. Previously it was required to manually pair your choice of .text-{color}
and .bg-{color}
utilities for styling, which you still may use if you prefer.
<span class="badge text-bg-primary">Primary</span>
<span class="badge text-bg-secondary">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge text-bg-success">Success</span>
<span class="badge text-bg-danger">Danger</span>
<span class="badge text-bg-warning">Warning</span>
<span class="badge text-bg-info">Info</span>
<span class="badge text-bg-light">Light</span>
<span class="badge text-bg-dark">Dark</span>
Conveying meaning to assistive technologies
Using color to add meaning only provides a visual indication, which will not be conveyed to users of assistive technologies – such as screen readers. Ensure that information denoted by the color is either obvious from the content itself (e.g. the visible text), or is included through alternative means, such as additional text hidden with the .visually-hidden
class.
Pill badges
Use the .rounded-pill
utility class to make badges more rounded with a larger border-radius
.
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-primary">Primary</span>
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-success">Success</span>
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-danger">Danger</span>
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-warning">Warning</span>
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-info">Info</span>
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light">Light</span>
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-dark">Dark</span>
Custom Beta Badges
Use the .rounded-pill
utility class to make badges more rounded with a larger border-radius
.
<span class="badge-primary-light rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-secondary-light rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-success-light rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-danger-light rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-warning-light rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-info-light rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-light-light rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-dark-light rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-primary-light dark rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-secondary-light dark rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-success-light dark rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-danger-light dark rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-warning-light dark rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-info-light dark rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-light-light dark rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-dark-light dark rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-primary-light dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-secondary-light dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-success-light dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-danger-light dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-warning-light dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-info-light dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-light-light dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-dark-light dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-primary-light-gradient rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-secondary-light-gradient rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-success-light-gradient rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-danger-light-gradient rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-warning-light-gradient rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-info-light-gradient rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-light-light-gradient rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-dark-light-gradient rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-primary-light-gradient dark rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-secondary-light-gradient dark rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-success-light-gradient dark rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-danger-light-gradient dark rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-warning-light-gradient dark rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-info-light-gradient dark rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-light-light-gradient dark rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-dark-light-gradient dark rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-primary-light-gradient badge-lg rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-secondary-light-gradient badge-lg rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-success-light-gradient badge-lg rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-danger-light-gradient badge-lg rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-warning-light-gradient badge-lg rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-info-light-gradient badge-lg rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-light-light-gradient badge-lg rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-dark-light-gradient badge-lg rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-primary-light-gradient dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-secondary-light-gradient dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-success-light-gradient dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-danger-light-gradient dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-warning-light-gradient dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-info-light-gradient dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-light-light-gradient dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-dark-light-gradient dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-primary rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-secondary rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-success rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-danger rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-warning rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-info rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-light rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-dark rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-primary dark rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-secondary dark rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-success dark rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-danger dark rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-warning dark rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-info dark rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-light dark rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-dark dark rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-primary badge-lg rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-secondary badge-lg rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-success badge-lg rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-danger badge-lg rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-warning badge-lg rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-info badge-lg rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-light badge-lg rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Dark</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-primary dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Primary</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-secondary dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Secondary</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-success dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Success</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-danger dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Danger</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-warning dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Warning</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-info dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Info</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-light dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Light</span>
<span class="badge-outline-gradient-dark dark badge-lg rounded-pill">Dark</span>
CSS
Variables
Added in v5.2.0As part of Bootstrap’s evolving CSS variables approach, badges now use local CSS variables on .badge
for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too.
--#{$prefix}badge-padding-x: #{$badge-padding-x};
--#{$prefix}badge-padding-y: #{$badge-padding-y};
@include rfs($badge-font-size, --#{$prefix}badge-font-size);
--#{$prefix}badge-font-weight: #{$badge-font-weight};
--#{$prefix}badge-color: #{$badge-color};
--#{$prefix}badge-border-radius: #{$badge-border-radius};
Sass variables
$badge-font-size: .75em;
$badge-font-weight: $font-weight-bold;
$badge-color: $white;
$badge-padding-y: .35em;
$badge-padding-x: .65em;
$badge-border-radius: $border-radius;