---
title: badge
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstoolbaritem/badge-17r3r
---

# badge

A badge that can be attached to an NSToolbarItem. This provides a way to display small visual indicators that can be used to highlight important information, such as unread notifications or status indicators.

## Declaration

```swift
@MainActor @preconcurrency var badge: NSItemBadge? { get set }
```

## See Also

### Getting the item’s configuration

- [isVisible](appkit/nstoolbaritem/isvisible.md)
- [isHidden](appkit/nstoolbaritem/ishidden.md)
- [isBordered](appkit/nstoolbaritem/isbordered.md)
- [isNavigational](appkit/nstoolbaritem/isnavigational.md)
- [isEnabled](appkit/nstoolbaritem/isenabled.md)
- [NSItemBadge](appkit/nsitembadge-swift.struct.md)
- [style](appkit/nstoolbaritem/style-swift.property.md)
- [NSToolbarItem.Style](appkit/nstoolbaritem/style-swift.enum.md)
- [visibilityPriority](appkit/nstoolbaritem/visibilitypriority-swift.property.md)
- [NSToolbarItem.VisibilityPriority](appkit/nstoolbaritem/visibilitypriority-swift.struct.md)
- [tag](appkit/nstoolbaritem/tag.md)