--- layout: docs title: Badges description: Documentation and examples for badges, our small count and labeling component. group: components toc: true --- ## 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 >}}

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{{< /example >}} ### Buttons Badges can be used as part of links or buttons to provide a counter. {{< example >}} {{< /example >}} 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. {{< example >}} {{< /example >}} You can also replace the `.badge` class with a few more utilities without a count for a more generic indicator. {{< example >}} {{< /example >}} ## Background colors Use our background utility classes to quickly change the appearance of a badge. Please note that when using Bootstrap's default `.bg-light`, you'll likely need a text color utility like `.text-dark` for proper styling. This is because background utilities do not set anything but `background-color`. {{< example >}} {{< badge.inline >}} {{- range (index $.Site.Data "theme-colors") }} {{ .name | title }}{{- end -}} {{< /badge.inline >}} {{< /example >}} {{< callout info >}} {{< partial "callout-warning-color-assistive-technologies.md" >}} {{< /callout >}} ## Pill badges Use the `.rounded-pill` utility class to make badges more rounded with a larger `border-radius`. {{< example >}} {{< badge.inline >}} {{- range (index $.Site.Data "theme-colors") }} {{ .name | title }}{{- end -}} {{< /badge.inline >}} {{< /example >}} ## CSS ### Variables {{< added-in "5.2.0" >}} As 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. {{< scss-docs name="badge-css-vars" file="scss/_badge.scss" >}} ### Sass variables {{< scss-docs name="badge-variables" file="scss/_variables.scss" >}}