Skip to content
Get packs

Markdown Badges

A large collection of copy-paste markdown badges for GitHub profiles and project READMEs.

GitHub Download source
Stars
17.2k
Forks
1.8k
Licence
MIT
Language
SCSS
Last update
14 days ago
Type
Learning resource

What it is

Markdown Badges is a curated catalog of small icon labels (badges) that you can copy into a GitHub profile or project README to show the tools and technologies you use. Each entry is a ready-made markdown line, and the repo is organized into categories such as AI, databases, CI, and version control. It is used mainly for personal branding and quick visual summaries on a profile page.

  • Copy a set of technology badges into your GitHub profile README
  • Use the Ctrl+F search on the repo page to find a badge by name and paste its markdown
  • Switch the badge style from for-the-badge to another shields.io style by editing the URL
  • Browse the live site at ileriayo.github.io/markdown-badges to preview badges

Great for

  • Developers who want a visual tech-stack section on their GitHub profile README
  • Maintainers who want to show the tools a project uses near the top of its README
  • People who want to browse for a specific logo badge by name using the site or search
  • Anyone looking for a consistent badge style across many badges

Not ideal for

  • Users who need badges that are not tied to a logo, since the README says badges without icons are not added here and points to shields.io instead
  • Users who need live project status badges such as build or version status, because this collection is for static branding badges
  • People who expect an installable tool; this is a list of markdown snippets, not software
Step-by-step guide: how to use Markdown BadgesInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

How to get it

  1. 1

    Use it in the browser (or self-host)

    Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/Ileriayo/markdown-badges.git
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Open the live site or search the README with Ctrl+F for the tool you want.
    • Copy the markdown line shown for that badge.
    • Paste it into your README.md file on GitHub and commit the change.
    • Optionally change the style parameter in the URL to a different shields.io style.
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Use the style table in the Tips section to pick a badge look that fits your profile, such as flat or plastic.
    • Use the Ctrl+F search tip to find badges quickly in the long list.
    • Group badges by category in your README so the layout stays readable.
    • Check the shields.io link in the README if you need badges for tools that are not in this collection.

Downloads

Source code (.zip)master branch · straight from GitHubOfficial website & docsileriayo.github.io/markdown-badges

Strengths

  • Large, categorized collection that is easy to search by name
  • Each badge comes with ready-to-paste markdown
  • Licensed under MIT and open to contributions

Trade-offs

  • Badges are static images and do not show live data about your projects
  • Coverage depends on the curated list; a specific tool may be missing
  • The README is long and the table-based layout can be hard to scan in full

How it compares

ProjectStarsTypeLevelUpdatedBest for
markdown-badges (this)17.2kLearning resourcebeginner14 days agoDevelopers who want a visual tech-stack section on their GitHub profile README
emoji-cheat-sheet13.8kLearning resourcebeginner4 days agoDevelopers writing README files or GitHub comments who need an emoji shortcode
markitdown193kLibrarybeginner9 days agoDevelopers building LLM or text analysis pipelines that need document text
marktext63.5kAppbeginner4 days agoPeople who write notes or articles in Markdown and want a clean, minimal editor
rich57.7kLibrarybeginner5 months agoPython developers who write command-line scripts and want clearer output
jekyll51.7kDev toolintermediate23 days agoDevelopers who want a blog or simple website built from plain text files

Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.