Overview

<sp-badge> elements display a small amount of color-categorized metadata. They're ideal for getting a user's attention.

Usage

yarn add @spectrum-web-components/badge

Import the side effectful registration of <sp-badge> via:

import '@spectrum-web-components/badge/sp-badge.js';

When looking to leverage the Badge base class as a type and/or for extension purposes, do so via:

import { Badge } from '@spectrum-web-components/badge';

Anatomy

A badge is made up of the following parts:

• Icon: an <sp-icon-*> element can be used to display an icon within the badge.
• Label: text can be displayed within the badge by using the default slot.

Badges can contain either a label, an icon, or both.

<sp-badge size="s">Label only</sp-badge>
<sp-badge size="s">
  <sp-icon-checkmark-circle
    label="Icon-only badge"
    slot="icon"
  ></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
</sp-badge>
<sp-badge size="s">
  <sp-icon-settings slot="icon"></sp-icon-settings>
  Icon and label
</sp-badge>

Options

It is not recommended to make badges interactive. Consider using a different component if you need interactivity, such as buttons, tags, or links.

Sizes

<div style="display: flex; gap: var(--spectrum-spacing-75);">
  <sp-badge size="s">Label</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge size="s">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle
      label="Icon-only badge"
      slot="icon"
    ></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
  </sp-badge>
  <sp-badge size="s">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle slot="icon"></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
    Icon and label
  </sp-badge>
</div>

<div style="display: flex; gap: var(--spectrum-spacing-75);">
  <sp-badge size="m">Label</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge size="m">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle
      label="Icon-only badge"
      slot="icon"
    ></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
  </sp-badge>
  <sp-badge size="m">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle slot="icon"></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
    Icon and label
  </sp-badge>
</div>

<div style="display: flex; gap: var(--spectrum-spacing-75);">
  <sp-badge size="l">Label</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge size="l">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle
      label="Icon-only badge"
      slot="icon"
    ></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
  </sp-badge>
  <sp-badge size="l">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle slot="icon"></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
    Icon and label
  </sp-badge>
</div>

<div style="display: flex; gap: var(--spectrum-spacing-75);">
  <sp-badge size="xl">Label</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge size="xl">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle
      label="Icon-only badge"
      slot="icon"
    ></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
  </sp-badge>
  <sp-badge size="xl">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle slot="icon"></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
    Icon and label
  </sp-badge>
</div>

Variants

The <sp-badge> can be customized with either semantic or non-semantic variants. Badges are intended as display elements (like status lights), so avoid using badges for critical actions.

When badges have a semantic meaning, they use semantic colors. Use these variants for the following statuses:

• Positive: approved, complete, success, new, purchased, licensed
• Informative: active, in use, live, published
• Negative: error, alert, rejected, failed
• Neutral: archived, deleted, paused, draft, not started, ended

<div style="display: flex; gap: var(--spectrum-spacing-75);">
  <sp-badge variant="accent">Accent</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="neutral">Neutral</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="informative">Informative</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="positive">Positive</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="negative">Negative</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="notice">Notice</sp-badge>
</div>

When badges are for color-coded categories, they use non-semantic colors. Non-semantic variants are ideally used for when there are 8 categories or less.

<div style="display: flex; gap: var(--spectrum-spacing-75); flex-wrap:wrap;">
  <sp-badge variant="seafoam">Seafoam</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="indigo">Indigo</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="purple">Purple</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="fuchsia">Fuchsia</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="magenta">Magenta</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="yellow">Yellow</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="gray">Gray</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="red">Red</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="orange">Orange</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="chartreuse">Chartreuse</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="celery">Celery</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="green">Green</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="cyan">Cyan</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge variant="blue">Blue</sp-badge>
</div>

Fixed positioning

<sp-badge> can be displayed as if it is "fixed" to the edge of a UI. The fixed attribute can be leveraged to alter the border rounding based on the position you would like to achieve. Fixed positioning options include block-start, block-end, inline-start, and inline-end.

<div
  style="position: relative; width: 400px; height: 200px; background: #eee; max-width: 100%"
>
  <sp-badge>None</sp-badge>
  <sp-badge
    fixed="block-start"
    style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 200px;"
  >
    block-start
  </sp-badge>
  <sp-badge
    fixed="inline-end"
    style="position: absolute; right: 0; top: 100px;"
  >
    inline-end
  </sp-badge>
  <sp-badge
    fixed="block-end"
    style="position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 200px;"
  >
    block-end
  </sp-badge>
  <sp-badge
    fixed="inline-start"
    style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 100px;"
  >
    inline-start
  </sp-badge>
</div>

Behaviors

Badges are not interactive by default.

When a badge's label is too long for the available horizontal space, it wraps to form another line. Text wrapping can be enforced when a max-inline-size is applied to the badge. If there is no room for a second line of text, the badge should truncate and include a tooltip to expose the full text upon hover.

<overlay-trigger>
  <sp-badge style="max-inline-size: 350px;" slot="trigger">
    Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything
    they want about any subject so you know you are getting the best possible
    information.
  </sp-badge>
  <sp-tooltip slot="hover-content">
    Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything
    they want about any subject so you know you are getting the best possible
    information.
  </sp-tooltip>
</overlay-trigger>

Accessibility

Always include a label

Badges should always have a label for accessibility and clear comprehension. When the label is not defined, a badge becomes icon-only. If a visible label isn't specified, an aria-label must be provided to the icon for accessibility. An icon-only badge is best for very small spaces, and it should include a tooltip on hover to provide more context for the icon's meaning.

Remember that a tooltip does not replace an accessible label.

<overlay-trigger>
  <sp-badge size="m" slot="trigger">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle
      label="Labels are important"
      slot="icon"
    ></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
  </sp-badge>
  <sp-tooltip placement="top" slot="hover-content">
    <sp-icon-checkmark-circle slot="icon"></sp-icon-checkmark-circle>
    Labels are important
  </sp-tooltip>
</overlay-trigger>

Keyboard interactions

• Tab: Places focus on the badge if it is interactive.
• Space or Enter: Filters results by the selected badge or performs the action associated with the badge.

Don't override semantic colors

The badge's variants provide semantic meaning through both color and ARIA attributes, ensuring that information is not conveyed through color alone.