Welcome to the definitive guide for leveling up your GitHub profile. This document tracks every unlockable honor, from community participation to legendary historical milestones.
These achievements are currently obtainable. Step up your contribution game to see these land on your profile sidebar.
| Icon | Achievement | Objective | How To Get (Process) |
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Pull Shark | Successfully merge pull requests. | Merge 2 pull requests into any public repository to unlock the base badge. |
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Galaxy Brain | Answer a question in Discussions. | Have your answer marked as "Accepted" in 2 separate discussions. |
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Starstruck | Curate a project the community loves. | Create a repository that reaches a total of 16 stars. |
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Pair Extraordinaire | Share the credit with a co-author. | Be a co-author on 1 merged pull request (use the Co-authored-by: trailer in the commit). |
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Quickdraw | The speedrun contribution. | Open an issue or PR and close it (or have it merged) within 5 minutes. |
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YOLO | Live dangerously. | Merge 1 pull request that you created yourself without any peer reviews. |
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Heart On Your Sleeve | Spread positivity. | React to a comment, issue, or PR with the ❤️ emoji on a public repository. |
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Open Sourcerer | Become a nomad contributor. | Have pull requests merged into multiple different public repositories. |
Don't just earn the badge—rank it up. High-volume contributors unlock specialized borders.
- Bronze 🥉 (x2): The first step toward mastery.
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- Silver 🥈 (x3): Reserved for dedicated contributors.
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- Gold 🥇 (x4): The pinnacle of achievement.
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These badges are Legacy Items. They represent historical events and are no longer obtainable.
| Badge | Name | Historical Significance |
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Arctic Code Vault | Code preserved for 1,000 years in the 2020 GitHub Archive Program. |
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Mars 2020 | Contributed to software used by NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. |
These badges represent your official status or specialized roles within the GitHub ecosystem.
Important
Highlight Badges appear at the very top of your profile sidebar.
- GitHub Pro — Active for users with a Pro subscription.
- Developer Program Member — For those registered in the official Dev Program.
- Public Sponsor
— For supporting open-source creators.
- GitHub Star — A prestigious title for community leaders.
- Security Bug Bounty — For the hunters keeping the platform safe.
GitHub respects your identity. Achievements featuring hands will automatically match the skin tone you set in your Appearance Settings.
If you prefer a clean, badge-free profile, you can opt-out at any time:
- Go to your Profile Settings.
- Scroll to the Achievements section.
- Uncheck "Show Achievements on my profile".
"The code you write today is the legacy you leave tomorrow."