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README Badge Generator

Build shields.io badge URLs with Markdown and HTML snippets for your README.

How to Use

  1. 1

    Enter label and message

    The left and right text of the badge, e.g. build / passing.

  2. 2

    Pick color, style, and logo

    Standard shields.io colors and styles, optional simple-icons logo.

  3. 3

    Copy the Markdown

    The output includes the raw URL, Markdown, and HTML embeds.

Frequently Asked Questions

They are SVG images served by shields.io from a URL that encodes the label, message, and color — e.g. /badge/build-passing-brightgreen. This tool builds the URL plus Markdown and HTML embeds.