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Badge

Badge generates a small badge to the top-right of its child(ren).

Basic badge

Examples of badges containing text, using primary and secondary colors. The badge is applied to its children.

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Color

Use color prop to apply theme palette to component.

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Customization

Here is an example of customizing the component. You can learn more about this in the overrides documentation page.

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Badge visibility

The visibility of badges can be controlled using the invisible prop.

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The badge hides automatically when badgeContent is zero. You can override this with the showZero prop.

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Maximum value

You can use the max prop to cap the value of the badge content.

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Dot badge

The dot prop changes a badge into a small dot. This can be used as a notification that something has changed without giving a count.

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Badge overlap

You can use the overlap prop to place the badge relative to the corner of the wrapped element.

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Badge alignment

You can use the anchorOrigin prop to move the badge to any corner of the wrapped element.

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Horizontal
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<Badge
  anchorOrigin={{
    vertical: 'top',
    horizontal: 'right',
  }}
>

Accessibility

You can't rely on the content of the badge to be announced correctly. You should provide a full description, for instance, with aria-label:

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Unstyled

The component also comes with an unstyled version. It's ideal for doing heavy customizations and minimizing bundle size.