diff --git a/src/shared/ui/badge/index.ts b/src/shared/ui/badge/index.ts
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+export { Badge } from './ui/Badge'
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/badge/ui/Badge.test.tsx b/src/shared/ui/badge/ui/Badge.test.tsx
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+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { Badge } from './Badge'
+
+describe('Badge', () => {
+  describe('rendering', () => {
+    it('renders children', () => {
+      render(<Badge>React</Badge>)
+      expect(screen.getByText('React')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    it('renders as inline span', () => {
+      render(<Badge>Tag</Badge>)
+      expect(screen.getByText('Tag').tagName).toBe('SPAN')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('variants', () => {
+    it('applies default variant classes', () => {
+      render(<Badge variant="default">Tag</Badge>)
+      const el = screen.getByText('Tag')
+      expect(el).toHaveClass('bg-carbon-black', 'text-ochre-clay')
+    })
+
+    it('applies primary variant classes', () => {
+      render(<Badge variant="primary">Tag</Badge>)
+      expect(screen.getByText('Tag')).toHaveClass('bg-burnt-oxide')
+    })
+
+    it('applies secondary variant classes', () => {
+      render(<Badge variant="secondary">Tag</Badge>)
+      expect(screen.getByText('Tag')).toHaveClass('bg-slate-indigo')
+    })
+
+    it('applies outline variant classes', () => {
+      render(<Badge variant="outline">Tag</Badge>)
+      expect(screen.getByText('Tag')).toHaveClass('bg-transparent')
+    })
+
+    it('defaults to default variant when unspecified', () => {
+      render(<Badge>Tag</Badge>)
+      expect(screen.getByText('Tag')).toHaveClass('bg-carbon-black')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('className passthrough', () => {
+    it('merges custom className', () => {
+      render(<Badge className="mt-4">Tag</Badge>)
+      expect(screen.getByText('Tag')).toHaveClass('mt-4')
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/badge/ui/Badge.tsx b/src/shared/ui/badge/ui/Badge.tsx
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+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { cn } from '$shared/lib'
+
+type BadgeVariant = 'default' | 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'outline'
+
+interface Props {
+  /**
+   * Badge content
+   */
+  children: ReactNode
+  /**
+   * Visual variant
+   * @default 'default'
+   */
+  variant?: BadgeVariant
+  /**
+   * Additional CSS classes
+   */
+  className?: string
+}
+
+const VARIANTS: Record<BadgeVariant, string> = {
+  default:   'brutal-border bg-carbon-black text-ochre-clay',
+  primary:   'brutal-border bg-burnt-oxide text-ochre-clay',
+  secondary: 'brutal-border bg-slate-indigo text-ochre-clay',
+  outline:   'brutal-border bg-transparent text-carbon-black',
+}
+
+/**
+ * Small label for categorization or status.
+ */
+export function Badge({ children, variant = 'default', className }: Props) {
+  return (
+    <span className={cn('inline-block px-3 py-1 text-xs uppercase tracking-wider', VARIANTS[variant], className)}>
+      {children}
+    </span>
+  )
+}