---
id: badge
title: Badge
---

Badges are small components typically used to communicate a numerical value or
indicate the status of an item to the user.

<div class="component-preview">
  <figure>
  <img src="/react-native-elements/img/badge/badge--standard.jpg" alt="Standard" />
    <figcaption>Standard</figcaption>
  </figure>
  <figure>
    <img src="/react-native-elements/img/badge/badge--mini.jpg" alt="Mini Badge" />
    <figcaption>Mini Badge</figcaption>
  </figure>
  <figure>
  <img src="/react-native-elements/img/badge/badge--indicator.jpg" alt="Badge as Indicator" />
    <figcaption>Badge as Indicator</figcaption>
  </figure>
</div>

### Mini Badge

This type of badge shows when no `value` prop is provided. This form is
effective for showing statuses.

### withBadge Higher-Order Component

The withBadge HOC allows you to easily add badges to icons and other components.

## Usage

```js
import { Text, View } from 'react-native'
import { Avatar, Badge, Icon, withBadge } from 'react-native-elements'

// Standard badge
<Badge value="99+" status="error" />
<Badge value={<Text>My Custom Badge</Text>}>

// Mini badge
<Badge status="success" />
<Badge status="error" />
<Badge status="primary" />
<Badge status="warning" />

// Avatar with mini badge
<View>
  <Avatar
    rounded
    source={{
      uri: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/41.jpg',
    }}
    size="large"
  />

  <Badge
    status="success"
    containerStyle={{ position: 'absolute', top: -4, right: -4 }}
  />
</View>

// withBadge HOC

const BadgedIcon = withBadge(1)(Icon)
<BadgedIcon type="ionicon" name="ios-chatbubbles" />

// Using the decorator proposal
@connect(state => ({
  notifications: state.notifications,
}))
@withBadge(props => props.notifications.length)
export default class MyDecoratedIcon extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <Icon type="ionicon" name="md-cart" />
    );
  }
}
```

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## Props

- [`badgeStyle`](#badgestyle)
- [`containerStyle`](#containerstyle)
- [`onPress`](#onpress)
- [`status`](#status)
- [`textStyle`](#textstyle)
- [`value`](#value)
- [`Component`](#Component)

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## Reference

### `badgeStyle`

Additional styling for badge (background) view component (optional)

|        Type         |    Default     |
| :-----------------: | :------------: |
| View style (object) | Internal Style |

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### `containerStyle`

Style for the container (optional)

|        Type         |    Default     |
| :-----------------: | :------------: |
| View style (object) | Internal Style |

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### `onPress`

Function called when pressed on the badge

|   Type   | Default |
| :------: | :-----: |
| function |  none   |

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### `status`

Determines color of the indicator

|                   Type                   | Default |
| :--------------------------------------: | :-----: |
| `primary`, `success`, `warning`, `error` | primary |

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### `textStyle`

Extra styling for icon component (optional)

|        Type         |    Default     |
| :-----------------: | :------------: |
| Text style (object) | Internal Style |

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### `value`

Text value to be displayed by badge, defaults to empty

|                    Type                    | Default |
| :----------------------------------------: | :-----: |
| String OR Number OR React Native Component |  none   |

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### `Component`

Custom component to replace the badge outer component

|          Type          |                  Default                   |
| :--------------------: | :----------------------------------------: |
| React Native Component | View, if `onPress` then `TouchableOpacity` |

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## Props for withBadge

- [`value`](#value)
- [`options`](#options)

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## Reference for withBadge

### `value`

Text value to be displayed by badge, defaults to empty

|                                          Type                                           | Default |
| :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----: |
| String OR Number OR React Native Component OR Function, which returns one of the former |  none   |

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### `options`

> Also receives all
> [Badge](https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/badge#props) props.

Object with the following (optional) keys:

#### `bottom`

|       Type        |  Default  |
| :---------------: | :-------: |
| number (optional) | undefined |

#### `left`

|       Type        |  Default  |
| :---------------: | :-------: |
| number (optional) | undefined |

#### `right`

|       Type        |                   Default                    |
| :---------------: | :------------------------------------------: |
| number (optional) | -16 (-3 with MiniBadge aka. without `value`) |

#### `top`

|       Type        |        Default        |
| :---------------: | :-------------------: |
| number (optional) | -1 (3 with MiniBadge) |

#### `hidden`

|        Type        | Default |
| :----------------: | :-----: |
| boolean (optional) |  false  |

#### `containerStyle`

|        Type         |    Default     |
| :-----------------: | :------------: |
| View style (object) | Internal Style |

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