# Naereen/badges

:pencil: Markdown code for lots of small badges :ribbon: :pushpin: (shields.io, forthebadge.com etc) :sunglasses:. Contributions are welcome! Please add yours!

Repository: https://github.com/Naereen/badges
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/badges
Homepage: https://naereen.github.io/badges/
Language: Makefile
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: forthebadge, badges, markdown, markdown-cheatsheet, meta-badge, forthebadge-cc, restructuredtext, pokemon, python, awesome, markup
Last push: 2026-05-07T06:03:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 81, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3612, "days_push": 118, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4638, forks 537 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:55.425583+00:00)

## What it is
A curated reference list of Markdown (and reStructuredText) code snippets for adding badges to GitHub or Bitbucket README files, sourced from services like shields.io and forthebadge.com. It is a documentation/cheatsheet resource rather than a software tool.

## Use cases
- add a license badge to my README
- find markdown code for a GitHub stars badge
- show PyPI version badge in my project readme
- add a maintained status badge to my repository
- find reStructuredText badge snippets
- add a Discord badge to my README

## When to choose
- you want copy-paste Markdown or reStructuredText badge snippets for a project README
- you need a quick reference for shields.io and forthebadge.com badge URLs
- you want examples of badges for GitHub, PyPI, Read the Docs, or licenses

## When to avoid
- you need a tool or library that generates badges programmatically
- you want to self-host a badge service
- you need badges for platforms not covered by the list

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, markdown
- domain: documentation, developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: -
- tags: badges, shields-io, readme, cheatsheet, restructuredtext, web-server

## Member repositories
- Naereen/badges (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:55.425583+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:33.953649+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Naereen/badges (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:55.425583+00:00, sha 0ef2550ed278)
  - homepage: https://naereen.github.io/badges/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:04:11.281852+00:00, sha 04595a3a152a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.