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A badge can display either a number from 1-99 or a status glyph. This topic lists the badge images available for use on a tile, together with their XML equivalent in the badge template.
Note The badge catalog is not extendable. Only the Windows-provided images listed in this topic can be used on a tile.
Numeric badges
| Value | Badge example | XML |
|---|---|---|
| A number from 1 to 99 | .png "A badge displaying the number 1"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="1"/> |
| Any number 99 or greater. Note that "99" is the largest number that can be displayed, even if the actual badge value is greater. | .png "A badge displaying 99+"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="100"/> |
Glyph badges
| Status | Glyph | XML |
|---|---|---|
| none | No badge shown | <badge value="none"/> |
| activity | .png "The activity badge; two circling arrows"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="activity"/> |
| alert | .png "The alert badge"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="alert"/> |
| available | .png "The available badge; a green dot"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="available"/> |
| away | .png "The away badge; a yellow dot"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="away"/> |
| busy | .png "The busy badge; a red dot"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="busy"/> |
| newMessage | .png "The new mail badge; an envelope"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="newMessage"/> |
| paused | .png "The paused badge"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="paused"/> |
| playing | .png "The playing badge"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="playing"/> |
| unavailable | .png "The unavailable badge; a gray dot"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="unavailable"/> |
| error | .png "The error badge; an X"){kind=icon} |
<badge value="error"/> |
| attention | .png "The attention badge; an exclamation point") |
<badge value="attention"/> |
Related topics
Guidelines and checklist for tiles and badges
How to send a glyph or numeric badge in a local notification
How to set up periodic notifications for badges
How to update a badge through push notifications
Build date: 9/4/2012