# Definition

A **Badge** is a Web3 certificate that in order to receive it, the person needs to go through a decentralized verification process. 

Web3 certificates are similar to traditional certificates, but they have two big differences. 

* The first one is the verification process in order to obtain them. In traditional certifications, the verification process is carried out by a centralized authority, and in Web3 certifications, this process is done in a decentralized way by the community. 
* The second difference is the possible use cases. Having a Web3 certificate enables people to not only use them in the traditional world, but also in the Web3 world. Nowadays, people cannot use normal certificates, such as university degrees, or a course completion diploma, to apply for a job in a Web3 company. 

This is because there is currently no way to connect these two worlds. TheBadge and its Web3 certificates allow this by wrapping a real-world certificate into a Web3 version of it.\ <br>

<figure><img src="/files/d2xs1OqsW0ajnp8NwG1e" alt=""><figcaption><p>Badge examples</p></figcaption></figure>

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