Badges are back — and Dailymuse has ten of them

There’s something the early web got right that we quietly lost along the way: the 88×31 pixel badge. Small, proud, a little pixellated — these tiny rectangles were how people said I belong to this corner of the internet. Blogrolls were full of them. Every personal site had a row along the bottom.

We think they’re due for a comeback. So we made some.

Get your badge

Every Dailymuse member can grab their badge from the Badges page. Copy the embed code and drop it anywhere that accepts HTML — your blog sidebar, your personal site footer, your “about” page.

The ten badges

Nine of the badges belong to the muses of Greek mythology — the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory, fittingly enough) who presided over the arts and sciences. Each muse has her own badge, coloured to match her spirit. The tenth is the classic Dailymuse badge, for everyone.

Calliope: Epic poetry

Calliope was the eldest and most distinguished of the muses, patron of epic poetry and eloquence. If your notes tend toward the grand and the sweeping — history, philosophy, long-form writing — she’s your muse.

Clio: History

Clio is the keeper of records, the muse of history and heroic poetry. She reminds us that everything worth knowing is worth writing down. A natural fit for anyone building a personal archive or commonplace book.

Euterpe: Music & song

Euterpe presided over music and lyric poetry. Her name means “giver of delight.” If your notes are full of lyrics, chord charts, or anything that hums — Euterpe is calling.

Terpsichore: Dance

Terpsichore is the muse of dance and choral song — of rhythm, movement, and flow. She suits anyone who thinks in patterns and motion, or whose notes are as much about how as what.

Erato: Love poetry

Erato is the muse of love poetry and mimicry. Her name shares a root with Eros. If your notebook leans romantic, personal, or lyrical — or if you’re just a hopeless sentimentalist — Erato understands.

Melpomene: Tragedy

Melpomene is the muse of tragedy, traditionally depicted with a tragic mask. She’s for the thinkers who sit with hard questions, who keep notes on failure and loss as much as on triumph. Depth over optimism.

Thalia: Comedy

Thalia is the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry — the counterpart to Melpomene, shown with a comic mask. If your notes make you laugh out loud when you rediscover them months later, Thalia is your patron.

Polyhymnia: Sacred song

Polyhymnia is the muse of sacred poetry, hymns, and eloquence. Her name means “she of many hymns.” She suits the contemplative note-taker: anyone who writes to make sense of the world rather than just to remember it.

Urania: Astronomy

Urania is the muse of astronomy and celestial forces. She looks upward — and so do her notes. If your collection runs to science, mathematics, systems thinking, or anything that tries to explain how the universe fits together, Urania is yours.

Your muse, your avatar

Your muse isn’t just a badge. Inside Dailymuse, she appears as your account avatar throughout the app — the small icon in the top navigation that opens your account menu.

You can choose or change your muse any time in Settings. Each muse brings her own colour to the avatar, so it’s a small but personal touch that makes the app feel a bit more yours.

Pick your badge, grab the embed code, and wear it with pride. The personal web is better when people show where they belong.

Get your badge →