Implementing Badge Views in .NET MAUI
A comprehensive guide for implementing and customizing Syncfusion's .NET MAUI Badge View (SfBadgeView) control. Badge views display notification counts, status indicators, or alerts overlaid on content like buttons, images, or avatars.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when you need to:
- Add notification badges to buttons, icons, or profile images
- Display unread message counts or notification numbers
- Show status indicators (available, busy, away)
- Implement notification overlays with custom positioning
- Add animated badge notifications
- Create badges with predefined symbols or icons
- Customize badge appearance (colors, fonts, shapes)
- Position badges around content elements
- Implement accessible badge notifications with screen reader support
Component Overview
The Badge View (SfBadgeView) is a notification control that overlays badges on content elements. It supports:
- Text badges: Display notification counts or short text
- Icon badges: Show predefined status symbols (available, away, busy, etc.)
- Positioning: Place badges at 8 positions around content (TopRight, TopLeft, BottomRight, etc.)
- Customization: Fonts, colors, strokes, backgrounds, corner radius
- Animation: Scale animations when badge text changes
- Predefined styles: 8 color types (Primary, Error, Success, Warning, etc.)
- Accessibility: Screen reader support for badge content
Documentation and Navigation Guide
Getting Started
📄 Read: references/getting-started.md
Read this reference when you need to:
- Install Syncfusion.Maui.Core NuGet package
- Register the Syncfusion handler in MauiProgram.cs
- Create your first badge view
- Add badge text or content
- Implement basic badge notifications
- Add accessibility with ScreenReaderText
Badge Customization
📄 Read: references/customization.md
Read this reference when you need to:
- Customize font properties (size, family, attributes)
- Add stroke borders and adjust thickness
- Change text color and padding
- Apply predefined badge types (Primary, Error, Success, Warning, Info, Dark, Light, Secondary)
- Set custom background colors
- Configure corner radius for rounded badges
- Align badges (Center, Start, End)
- Handle badge alignment with different sizing scenarios
- Keep multiple badges aligned uniformly with AutoHide
- Enable font auto-scaling for accessibility
- Control badge visibility
Position Customization
📄 Read: references/positioning.md
Read this reference when you need to:
- Position badges around content (TopRight, TopLeft, BottomRight, BottomLeft, Left, Top, Right, Bottom)
- Fine-tune badge placement with Offset property
- Adjust X,Y coordinates for precise positioning
- Position badges on images, buttons, or custom controls
Animation
📄 Read: references/animation.md
Read this reference when you need to:
- Enable or disable badge animations
- Configure scale animation when badge text changes
- Adjust animation duration for faster or slower effects
- Create dynamic badge notifications
Predefined Symbols
📄 Read: references/predefined-symbols.md
Read this reference when you need to:
- Use badge icons instead of text (Add, Available, Away, Busy, Delete, Dot, Prohibit)
- Display status indicators with predefined symbols
- Understand icon vs text priority
- Implement icon-based badges on avatars or images
1---
2name: syncfusion-maui-badge-view
3description: Implements Syncfusion .NET MAUI Badge View (SfBadgeView) control. Use when adding badge notifications, status indicators, unread counts, or notification overlays to MAUI applications. Covers SfBadgeView setup, badge text customization, position adjustments, animations, predefined symbols, and accessibility features.
4metadata:
5 author: "Syncfusion Inc"
6 version: "34.1.29"
7---
8
9# Implementing Badge Views in .NET MAUI
10
11A comprehensive guide for implementing and customizing Syncfusion's .NET MAUI Badge View (SfBadgeView) control. Badge views display notification counts, status indicators, or alerts overlaid on content like buttons, images, or avatars.
12
13## When to Use This Skill
14
15Use this skill when you need to:
16- Add notification badges to buttons, icons, or profile images
17- Display unread message counts or notification numbers
18- Show status indicators (available, busy, away)
19- Implement notification overlays with custom positioning
20- Add animated badge notifications
21- Create badges with predefined symbols or icons
22- Customize badge appearance (colors, fonts, shapes)
23- Position badges around content elements
24- Implement accessible badge notifications with screen reader support
25
26## Component Overview
27
28The Badge View (SfBadgeView) is a notification control that overlays badges on content elements. It supports:
29- **Text badges:** Display notification counts or short text
30- **Icon badges:** Show predefined status symbols (available, away, busy, etc.)
31- **Positioning:** Place badges at 8 positions around content (TopRight, TopLeft, BottomRight, etc.)
32- **Customization:** Fonts, colors, strokes, backgrounds, corner radius
33- **Animation:** Scale animations when badge text changes
34- **Predefined styles:** 8 color types (Primary, Error, Success, Warning, etc.)
35- **Accessibility:** Screen reader support for badge content
36
37## Documentation and Navigation Guide
38
39### Getting Started
40📄 **Read:** [references/getting-started.md](references/getting-started.md)
41
42Read this reference when you need to:
43- Install Syncfusion.Maui.Core NuGet package
44- Register the Syncfusion handler in MauiProgram.cs
45- Create your first badge view
46- Add badge text or content
47- Implement basic badge notifications
48- Add accessibility with ScreenReaderText
49
50### Badge Customization
51📄 **Read:** [references/customization.md](references/customization.md)
52
53Read this reference when you need to:
54- Customize font properties (size, family, attributes)
55- Add stroke borders and adjust thickness
56- Change text color and padding
57- Apply predefined badge types (Primary, Error, Success, Warning, Info, Dark, Light, Secondary)
58- Set custom background colors
59- Configure corner radius for rounded badges
60- Align badges (Center, Start, End)
61- Handle badge alignment with different sizing scenarios
62- Keep multiple badges aligned uniformly with AutoHide
63- Enable font auto-scaling for accessibility
64- Control badge visibility
65
66### Position Customization
67📄 **Read:** [references/positioning.md](references/positioning.md)
68
69Read this reference when you need to:
70- Position badges around content (TopRight, TopLeft, BottomRight, BottomLeft, Left, Top, Right, Bottom)
71- Fine-tune badge placement with Offset property
72- Adjust X,Y coordinates for precise positioning
73- Position badges on images, buttons, or custom controls
74
75### Animation
76📄 **Read:** [references/animation.md](references/animation.md)
77
78Read this reference when you need to:
79- Enable or disable badge animations
80- Configure scale animation when badge text changes
81- Adjust animation duration for faster or slower effects
82- Create dynamic badge notifications
83
84### Predefined Symbols
85📄 **Read:** [references/predefined-symbols.md](references/predefined-symbols.md)
86
87Read this reference when you need to:
88- Use badge icons instead of text (Add, Available, Away, Busy, Delete, Dot, Prohibit)
89- Display status indicators with predefined symbols
90- Understand icon vs text priority
91- Implement icon-based badges on avatars or images
92
gabrielmoreira