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Asked: 2026-05-13T11:59:07+00:00

I have a C# WPF project which generates daily and weekly reports automatically. I

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I have a C# WPF project which generates daily and weekly reports automatically. I want to inform the user when new reports are available, so I thought of a badge like on the iPhone where the number of new messages appears on a little red circle:
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I thought of three images: Two images with semi circles on the left and right if the number to display is small. And a third image for the middle for the case that the number is large (123) and wouldn’t fit in a circle.
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I want a glossy effect, so I’ve thought of pictures. Does anyone have a good idea how to do this without pictures but programmatically?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use a Border element and place your text within it. You can set the CornerRadius property for the Border appropriately so that it looks like a circle (or a rounded-rectangle shape, in case the number is bigger).

    Here’s a first cut, which exploits the fact that CornerRadius will get clamped to half the height or width in Y and X respectively:

     <Border Background="Red" CornerRadius="999" Padding="4">
    <TextBlock Foreground="White" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="12">125</TextBlock>
 </Border>
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