Learn how to add beautiful badges to your GitHub profile and repositories!
Badges are small, colorful icons that display information about your project or profile. They show:
- Language/Framework versions
- Build status
- Test coverage
- Downloads
- Stars
- License
- And much more!
Website: https://shields.io/
The best source for dynamic badges. You can create badges for almost anything!
How to use:
https://img.shields.io/badge/LABEL-MESSAGE-COLOR
Example:
Website: https://badgen.net/
Simple and fast badge generator.
How to use:
https://badgen.net/badge/label/message/color
Website: https://poser.pugx.org/
Great for PHP, Composer, and other packages.
Shields.io offers different styles:
- flat (default)
https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.8-blue?style=flat
- flat-square
https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.8-blue?style=flat-square
- plastic
https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.8-blue?style=plastic
- for-the-badge
https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.8-blue?style=for-the-badge
- social
https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.8-blue?style=social
Step 1: Go to https://shields.io/
Step 2: Fill in the form:
- Left Text (Label): "Python"
- Right Text (Message): "3.8+"
- Color: "blue"
- Style: "flat-square"
- Logo: "python"
Step 3: Copy the generated URL/Markdown
Step 4: Add to your README.md:
These badges update automatically!
GitHub Release Badge:
GitHub Downloads:
GitHub Stars:
GitHub Forks:
GitHub Issues:
GitHub Last Commit:
Green: brightgreen, green, success
Red: red, critical
Yellow: yellow, warning
Blue: blue, informational
Gray: lightgrey, inactive
Orange: orange, importantAdd this at the top of your README:
# 🐍 Python Zero To Hero
git add README.md
git commit -m "Add GitHub badges"
git push origin mainVisit your GitHub repo to see the beautiful badges! 🎉
To add badges to your GitHub profile, create a profile README:
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Create a repository with your username as the name
- Example:
Gourav-512/Gourav-512
- Example:
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Create README.md in that repo
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Add your badges:
# Gourav Salunkhe (@Gourav-512)
## 🛠️ Tech Stack
## 📊 Stats
- https://shields.io/ (Most Popular)
- https://badgen.net/
- https://badge.fury.io/
- https://poser.pugx.org/
- https://github.com/Ileriayo/markdown-badges
- https://github.com/alexandresanlim/Badges4-README.md-Profile
- https://github.com/imazen/awesome-badges
# Programming Languages
# Frameworks & Tools
# Status & Info
# Social
- Visit https://shields.io/
- Create your first badge
- Copy the Markdown
- Add to your README.md
- Commit and push
- See your badges on GitHub! 🎉
Happy badge collecting! 🎖️✨
For more badge ideas, visit: https://github.com/Ileriayo/markdown-badges