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🎨 Trust Badges & Icons — Design & Styling

The Trust Badges & Icons section helps merchants visually enhance their store credibility using customizable trust indicators like secure payment icons, guarantee badges, delivery highlights, and more.


This section allows full control over:


  • Badge appearance
  • Layout behavior
  • Typography
  • Animations
  • Background styling
  • Mobile responsiveness
  • Advanced CSS customization



🎨 Template


What it does


Changes the overall visual theme and color palette of your badges.


How to use


Click the dropdown to choose from presets like:


  • Black Friday
  • Minimal
  • Mint
  • Dusk


These templates instantly help match your store branding and visual style.



👀 Visibility


What it does


Controls which devices can see your trust badges.


Available Options


  • Desktop and Mobile → Shows badges everywhere
  • Only Desktop → Hidden on mobile devices
  • Only Mobile → Hidden on desktop devices


This helps merchants create device-specific experiences.



↔️ Layout Orientation (Desktop & Mobile)


What it does


Determines how individual badges are arranged.


Available Options


Horizontal


Badges appear side-by-side in a single row.


Vertical


Badges stack one below another in a column layout.


Separate controls may be available for Desktop and Mobile layouts.



📱 Badge Display Behavior (Mobile Only)


What it does


Controls how badges behave on smaller mobile screens when space becomes limited.


Available Options


Scrollable


Customers can swipe horizontally to view all badges in one row.


Wrap


Badges automatically move to the next line so all are visible together.



✨ Animation


What it does


Adds entry animations when badges load on the page.


How to use


Select an animation style from the dropdown.


Animation options include:


  • Slide In
  • Pop
  • Fade Up
  • And more


Animations help attract customer attention without requiring additional design work.



🖼️ Background Style


What it does


Controls the background appearance behind the badge section.


Available Options


  • Single Color
  • Gradient
  • Tricolor Gradient
  • Patterns


Additional Customization


Merchants can also customize:


  • Gradient angle degree
  • Individual colors
  • Hex color codes
  • Pattern appearance


This helps badges visually blend into the storefront design.



📐 Borders & Corners


Corner Radius (px)


Controls how rounded the outer corners appear.


  • Higher values → More rounded corners
  • 0 → Sharp square corners


Border Size (px)


Adjusts the thickness of the outer border.


Border Color


Changes the color of the border line.


Border Style


Available styles may include:


  • Solid
  • Dotted
  • Dashed
  • None



📏 Spacing (Desktop vs Mobile)


Spacing can be customized separately for Desktop and Mobile devices.


This ensures your badge layout remains balanced and responsive across all screen sizes.


Inside Spacing (Padding)


Controls spacing inside the badge container.


Available directions:


  • Top
  • Bottom
  • Left
  • Right


This creates breathing room between content and borders.


Outside Spacing (Margin)


Adds spacing outside the badge block.


Available controls:


  • Top Margin
  • Bottom Margin


Useful for separating badges from surrounding storefront sections.


Icon Spacing


Controls the distance between individual badges/icons.



🔷 Icon Styling


Badge/Icon Shape


What it does


Adds decorative backgrounds behind individual icons.


Available Options


  • None
  • Shield
  • Emblem
  • Circle
  • Square



📏 Size & Customization


Desktop / Mobile Size (px)


Controls icon size independently for:


  • Desktop
  • Mobile


Background Color


Changes the background color behind the icon shape.


Corner Radius


Adjusts how rounded the icon background becomes.



🚀 Pro Styling (Advanced)


Icon Animation


Adds continuous motion effects to icons.


Examples may include:


  • Shake
  • Pulse
  • Bounce


Icon Hover Animation


Triggers animations when customers hover over icons.


Examples may include:


  • Float
  • Wobble
  • Holographic


Icon Shadow


Adds depth and layering effects using shadows.


Examples may include:


  • Soft Glow
  • Subtle Drop Shadow



➖ Icon Separator


What it does


Adds divider lines between individual badge icons.


How to use


Enable the Add icon separator checkbox.


This helps create cleaner spacing and visual separation.



✍️ Typography (Text & Fonts)


Font Selection


What it does


Controls the typography style used for badge titles and subheadings.


Available Options


  • Use your Shopify theme font
  • Choose custom fonts
  • Google Fonts support


Using the theme font helps maintain storefront consistency.



📝 Title & Subheading Styling


Size (px)


Controls text size.


Color


Changes text color using:


  • Color picker
  • Hex code



📐 Text Spacing


What it does


Controls spacing between text lines for better readability.


Increasing spacing can make content feel cleaner and more premium.



💻 Custom CSS (For Developers)


Advanced Feature


If built-in settings are not enough, merchants can add fully custom CSS styling.


Available Target Classes


Entire Badge Container


.futureblink-trust-badge


Title Text


.fb-title


Subheading Text


.subheading


CTA Button


.cta-button



⚡ Applying Custom CSS


How to use


  1. Paste your custom CSS into the editor
  2. Click Apply
  3. Preview changes instantly



❗ Overriding Shopify Theme Styles


Sometimes Shopify themes may override your custom styling.


If your CSS changes do not appear correctly, use:


\!important


This forces your styling to take priority over theme styles.


Example:


.fb-title {

color: red \!important;

}



✅ Final Result


Once configured successfully, Trust Badges & Icons help create a more professional, trustworthy, and conversion-focused storefront experience.


With proper styling in place:


  • ✅ Store credibility improves
  • ✅ Important guarantees become more visible
  • ✅ Customer confidence increases
  • ✅ Store branding feels more polished
  • ✅ Mobile responsiveness improves
  • ✅ Badge layouts become cleaner and more organized
  • ✅ Visual consistency across the storefront becomes stronger


Well-designed trust badges can significantl

Updated on: 03/06/2026

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