diff --git a/src/badge/_badge.scss b/src/badge/_badge.scss
index 8f6d48d4..a8964744 100644
--- a/src/badge/_badge.scss
+++ b/src/badge/_badge.scss
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     }
 
     font-family: $preferred_font;
-    font-weight: 400;
+    font-weight: 600;
     font-size: 12px;
     width: $badge-size;
     height: $badge-size;