GitHub Badge Builder
Compose shields.io badge URLs with label, message, color, style, and logo. Live preview with copy-paste Markdown and HTML for READMEs. Free and in-browser.
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What is GitHub Badge Builder?
The GitHub Badge Builder composes shields.io badge URLs visually: set a label, message, color, style, and optional logo, and get live preview plus copy-paste Markdown and HTML snippets for your README.
Key Benefits
- No shields.io URL syntax memorization needed
- Live preview shows the badge as GitHub will render it
- Both Markdown and HTML outputs with one-click copy
- Optional link wrapping and logo support
Common Use Cases
- •Adding build status and version badges to READMEs
- •Creating project status dashboards in repositories
- •Standardizing badge styles across an organization
- •Adding clickable badges that link to docs or releases
- •Quick badges for personal and portfolio projects
Create a GitHub Badge
- Set label and message: Type the badge label (left side) and message (right side), such as build and passing.
- Choose style and color: Pick from five styles and thirteen colors. The preview updates live.
- Add link and logo: Optionally set a URL to make the badge clickable, and add a logo slug from simple-icons.
- Copy Markdown or HTML: Click Copy on the format you need and paste it into your README.md.
Key Features
- Live preview that updates on every keystroke
- Five badge styles: flat, flat-square, plastic, for-the-badge, social
- 13 color presets plus custom hex support via shields.io
- Markdown and HTML output with one-click copy
- Optional link wrapping for clickable badges
- Logo parameter for project icons and brand marks
