Developer Utilities · Free tool
Markdown Badge Generator
Create Shields.io-style README badges with custom labels, colors, and logos. Instantly get Markdown, HTML, and image URLs for your projects — no signup, free online.
Updated June 2026
Quick presets
Markdown
HTML
<img alt="license: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-0F766E?style=flat-square">
Image URL
https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-0F766E?style=flat-square
Badges generated by Shields.io — free, fast CDN. Logo slugs come from Simple Icons.
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What it does
Generate Shields.io-style badges for your README. Customise label, message, color, style, and (optionally) brand logo. Outputs ready-to-paste Markdown, HTML, and the raw image URL.
Badges render via Shields.io — free, fast CDN, no signup. Logo slugs are from Simple Icons.
Embed this tool on your siteShow snippetHide
Paste this snippet into any page. Loads on-demand (lazy), no tracking scripts, and sized to most dashboards. Replace the height to fit your layout.
<iframe src="https://freetoolarena.com/embed/markdown-badge-generator" width="100%" height="720" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" title="Markdown Badge Generator" style="border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px;max-width:720px;"></iframe>How to use it
- Set label, message, color, style.
- Optionally add a logo slug (try 'github', 'docker', 'react').
- Copy the Markdown snippet into your README.md.
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