diff --git a/pybadges/__init__.py b/pybadges/__init__.py
index 84be744..34a9339 100644
--- a/pybadges/__init__.py
+++ b/pybadges/__init__.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def badge(
     embed_right_image: bool = False,
     embed_center_image: bool = False,
     id_suffix: str = '',
+    style: str = 'flat',
 ) -> str:
     """Creates a github-style badge as an SVG image.
 
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ def badge(
         id_suffix: The suffix of the id attributes used in the SVG's elements.
             Use to prevent duplicate ids if several badges are embedded on the
             same page.
+        style: The style of the badge. Can be "flat" or "flat-square".
     """
     if measurer is None:
         measurer = (
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ def badge(
         right_image=right_image,
         center_image=center_image,
         id_suffix=id_suffix,
+        style=style,
     )
     xml = minidom.parseString(svg)
     _remove_blanks(xml)
diff --git a/pybadges/__main__.py b/pybadges/__main__.py
index f47bfd1..55b50e1 100644
--- a/pybadges/__main__.py
+++ b/pybadges/__main__.py
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ def main():
         'the badge (this will prevent a URL fetch and may work around the '
         'fact that some browsers do not fetch external image references); '
         'only works if --logo is a HTTP/HTTPS URI or a file path')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--style',
+        default='flat',
+        help='the style of the badge (flat, flat-square)')
     parser.add_argument(
         '-v',
         '--version',
@@ -194,7 +198,8 @@ def main():
                            center_image=args.center_image,
                            embed_logo=args.embed_logo,
                            embed_right_image=args.embed_right_image,
-                           embed_center_image=args.embed_center_image)
+                           embed_center_image=args.embed_center_image,
+                           style=args.style)
 
     if args.browser:
         _, badge_path = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix='.svg')
diff --git a/pybadges/badge-template-full.svg b/pybadges/badge-template-full.svg
index d449a99..8c4b6f7 100644
--- a/pybadges/badge-template-full.svg
+++ b/pybadges/badge-template-full.svg
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <title>{{ whole_title }}</title>
   {% endif %}
   <linearGradient id="{{ id_smooth }}" x2="0" y2="100%">
-      <stop offset="0" stop-color="#bbb" stop-opacity=".1"/>
+    <stop offset="0" stop-color="#bbb" stop-opacity=".1"/>
     <stop offset="1" stop-opacity=".1"/>
   </linearGradient>
 
@@ -19,20 +19,25 @@
     <rect width="{{ left_width + right_width }}" height="20" rx="3" fill="#fff"/>
   </clipPath>
 
-  <g clip-path="url(#{{ id_round }})">
-    
-    <rect width="{{ left_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ left_color }}"> 
+  <g
+    {% if style == "flat" %}
+      clip-path="url(#{{ id_round }})"
+    {% elif style == "flat-square" %}
+      shape-rendering="crispEdges"
+    {% endif %}
+  >
+    <rect width="{{ left_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ left_color }}">
       {% if left_title %}
         <title>{{ left_title }}</title>
       {% endif %}
     </rect>
-    
+
     {% if center_image %}
-    <rect x="{{ left_width }}" width="{{ center_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ center_color }}"> 
-      {% if center_title %}
-        <title>{{ center_title }}</title>
-      {% endif %}
-    </rect>
+      <rect x="{{ left_width }}" width="{{ center_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ center_color }}">
+        {% if center_title %}
+          <title>{{ center_title }}</title>
+        {% endif %}
+      </rect>
     {% endif %}
 
     <rect x="{{ left_width + center_width }}" width="{{ right_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ right_color }}">
@@ -41,15 +46,22 @@
       {% endif %}
     </rect>
 
-    <rect width="{{ left_width + right_width }}" height="20" fill="url(#{{ id_smooth }})"/>
+    {% if style == "flat" %}
+      <rect width="{{ left_width + right_width }}" height="20" fill="url(#{{ id_smooth }})"/>
+    {% endif %}
   </g>
-
-  <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="DejaVu Sans,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" font-size="110">
+  <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="DejaVu Sans,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" font-size="110"
+    {% if style == "flat-square" %}
+     text-rendering="geometricPrecision"
+    {% endif %}
+  >
     {% if logo %}
-      <image x="5" y="3" width="{{ logo_width }}" height="14" xlink:href="{{ logo}}"/>
+      <image x="5" y="3" width="{{ logo_width }}" height="14" xlink:href="{{ logo }}"/>
     {% endif %}
-    <text x="{{ (((left_width+logo_width+logo_padding)/2)+1)*10 }}" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (left_width-(10+logo_width+logo_padding))*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ left_text }}</text>
-    <text x="{{ (((left_width+logo_width+logo_padding)/2)+1)*10 }}" y="140" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (left_width-(10+logo_width+logo_padding))*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ left_text }}</text>
+    {% if style == "flat" %}
+      <text x="{{ (((left_width+logo_width+logo_padding)/2)+1)*10 }}" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (left_width-(10+logo_width+logo_padding))*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ left_text }}</text>
+    {% endif %}
+      <text x="{{ (((left_width+logo_width+logo_padding)/2)+1)*10 }}" y="140" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (left_width-(10+logo_width+logo_padding))*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ left_text }}</text>
     {% if center_image %}
       <image x="{{ left_width }}" y="3" width="{{ center_width }}" height="14" xlink:href="{{ center_image }}"/>
     {% endif %}
@@ -57,8 +69,10 @@
       <image x="{{ left_width + center_width }}" y="3" width="{{ right_width }}" height="14" xlink:href="{{ right_image }}"/>
     {% endif %}
     {% if right_text %}
+      {% if style == "flat" %}
         <text x="{{ (left_width+center_width/2+right_width/2-1)*10 }}" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (right_width-center_width-10)*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ right_text }}</text>
-        <text x="{{ (left_width+center_width/2+right_width/2-1)*10 }}" y="140" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (right_width-center_width-10)*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ right_text }}</text>
+      {% endif %}
+      <text x="{{ (left_width+center_width/2+right_width/2-1)*10 }}" y="140" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (right_width-center_width-10)*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ right_text }}</text>
     {% endif %}
 
   {% if left_link or whole_link %}
diff --git a/tests/golden-images/style-flat-square.svg b/tests/golden-images/style-flat-square.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21be336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden-images/style-flat-square.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="106.1" height="20"><linearGradient id="smooth" x2="0" y2="100%"><stop offset="0" stop-color="#bbb" stop-opacity=".1"/><stop offset="1" stop-opacity=".1"/></linearGradient><clipPath id="round"><rect width="106.1" height="20" rx="3" fill="#fff"/></clipPath><g shape-rendering="crispEdges"><rect width="36.4" height="20" fill="#555"/><rect x="36.4" width="69.7" height="20" fill="#007ec6"/></g><g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="DejaVu Sans,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" font-size="110" text-rendering="geometricPrecision"><text x="192.0" y="140" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="264.0" lengthAdjust="spacing">style</text><text x="702.5" y="140" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="597.0" lengthAdjust="spacing">flat-square</text></g></svg>
diff --git a/tests/test-badges.json b/tests/test-badges.json
index 3911b39..52c74f6 100644
--- a/tests/test-badges.json
+++ b/tests/test-badges.json
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@
     "left_text": "commits",
     "right_text": "250",
     "center_image": "data:image/svg+xml;base64,PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz4KPHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHhtbG5zOnhsaW5rPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8xOTk5L3hsaW5rIgogICAgIHdpZHRoPSIxMDciIGhlaWdodD0iMTMiIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgLTEyIDEwNyAxMyI+CjxkZWZzPgo8L2RlZnM+CjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik03LjAsLTIuNzQzNTAyMzE1NTM3MTcyNyBMNy45NTg3NjI4ODY1OTc5MzgsLTIuMTIxMjEzMzA0Mzk3MDk2NCBMOC45MTc1MjU3NzMxOTU4NzcsLTIuNDA5ODg0OTkzNTgyNDQgTDkuODc2Mjg4NjU5NzkzODE1LC0yLjc1MTk5MjYyMzQ3NzI4IEwxMC44MzUwNTE1NDYzOTE3NTMsLTIuODY0MjQ4NjIwOTk5NDIzIEwxMS43OTM4MTQ0MzI5ODk2OTEsLTIuNzQ4OTY4NzAyMjc0MDMzNyBMMTIuNzUyNTc3MzE5NTg3NjMsLTIuNTE4NzE4OTQxMDA1NTIxMyBMMTMuNzExMzQwMjA2MTg1NTY4LC0yLjI5ODcyNTU1NTExMjA2OCBMMTQuNjcwMTAzMDkyNzgzNTA2LC0yLjE4MDUyNzQ2ODU1MDQ2OCBMMTUuNjI4ODY1OTc5MzgxNDQzLC0yLjIwNzUwMzg3NDExOTE5IEwxNi41ODc2Mjg4NjU5NzkzODMsLTIuMzc4NTE5NzY1OTYyMzQ1IEwxNy41NDYzOTE3NTI1NzczMiwtMi42NjAyNjY2NjQyMzYwMDU4IEwxOC41MDUxNTQ2MzkxNzUyNiwtMy4wMDIxNjI2NTYzODYzMTcgTDE5LjQ2MzkxNzUyNTc3MzE5OCwtMy4zNTAxMTI0NTk0MTM2NzQ0IEwyMC40MjI2ODA0MTIzNzExMzYsLTMuNjU3MTgyODAwNzQyNjE5NSBMMjEuMzgxNDQzMjk4OTY5MDc0LC0zLjg5MDQ2MzgyMjIwMjAzNTMgTDIyLjM0MDIwNjE4NTU2NzAxMywtNC4wMzQxODM1ODkxMTUzMzggTDIzLjI5ODk2OTA3MjE2NDk0NywtNC4wODk2MjAzNDU5MjQyMzk1IEwyNC4yNTc3MzE5NTg3NjI4ODYsLTQuMDcyNTk4NTc1MTA0NjI2IEwyNS4yMTY0OTQ4NDUzNjA4MjQsLTQuMDA5NDI3NTk5MDgzNTA2IEwyNi4xNzUyNTc3MzE5NTg3NjIsLTMuOTMyMDk5NTc1MjEyMDcxMyBMMjcuMTM0MDIwNjE4NTU2NywtMy44NzM0NTAwMjY4NjU0OTIgTDI4LjA5Mjc4MzUwNTE1NDY0LC0zLjg2MjgzMTU2Njg3NDYxNDcgTDI5LjA1MTU0NjM5MTc1MjU3NywtMy45MjI2ODUwMDk2NDA3MjMzIEwzMC4wMTAzMDkyNzgzNTA1MTUsLTQuMDY2MjI5NTYxMjIyOTQzNSBMMzAuOTY5MDcyMTY0OTQ4NDU0LC00LjI5NjM0NzQ1NzYwMTgwNSBMMzEuOTI3ODM1MDUxNTQ2MzkyLC00LjYwNTYxNTkzNTk2OTI4OCBMMzIuODg2NTk3OTM4MTQ0MzM0LC00Ljk3NzM0NDcwNzEyMTA5OSBMMzMuODQ1MzYwODI0NzQyMjcsLTUuMzg3NDExMjE3OTM4OTA5IEwzNC44MDQxMjM3MTEzNDAyMSwtNS44MDY2NDc5MDAzNjczNzcgTDM1Ljc2Mjg4NjU5NzkzODE1LC02LjIwMzUyMjY2MDQ3MzMzOCBMMzYuNzIxNjQ5NDg0NTM2MDksLTYuNTQ2ODYyMzk4NTU3OTY4IEwzNy42ODA0MTIzNzExMzQwMjUsLTYuODA4Mzk1MTQzOTU5NjY0IEwzOC42MzkxNzUyNTc3MzE5NjQsLTYuOTY0OTI0ODkwNjMxMDQzNSBMMzkuNTk3OTM4MTQ0MzI5ODk1LC03LjAgTDQwLjU1NjcwMTAzMDkyNzgzLC02LjkwNDk4Njg2MjgzMTA4MiBMNDEuNTE1NDYzOTE3NTI1NzcsLTYuNjc5NTExNjAzNDIxNzI5IEw0Mi40NzQyMjY4MDQxMjM3MSwtNi4zMzEyODA3MjI1ODkwNzQgTDQzLjQzMjk4OTY5MDcyMTY1LC01Ljg3NTMzNDExMTQxODg5MSBMNDQuMzkxNzUyNTc3MzE5NTg2LC01LjMzMjgxODgyMTU2MjgzMyBMNDUuMzUwNTE1NDYzOTE3NTI1LC00LjcyOTM5ODAyMDA3NzM5OCBMNDYuMzA5Mjc4MzUwNTE1NDYsLTQuMDkzNDI2MDc0NTI0MzI4IEw0Ny4yNjgwNDEyMzcxMTM0LC0zLjQ1NDAyNzUyMDgwNTEzMiBMNDguMjI2ODA0MTIzNzExMzQsLTIuODM5MjE1MjY5NjczMDE1MyBMNDkuMTg1NTY3MDEwMzA5MjgsLTIuMjc0MTcyNzQ5NDk2MTY0OCBMNTAuMTQ0MzI5ODk2OTA3MjE2LC0xLjc3OTgwNjU5NzM5MTYxMSBMNTEuMTAzMDkyNzgzNTA1MTU0LC0xLjM3MTY1MzI1MjU2OTM1MzQgTDUyLjA2MTg1NTY3MDEwMzA5LC0xLjA1OTE5NTcxNTI0MjQ4OTMgTDUzLjAyMDYxODU1NjcwMTAzLC0wLjg0NTYxNjY5MDIwNjQwOCBMNTMuOTc5MzgxNDQzMjk4OTcsLTAuNzI3OTg1NTk5ODY3MDQxIEw1NC45MzgxNDQzMjk4OTY5MSwtMC42OTc4NDgwMTgzMzAyODk4IEw1NS44OTY5MDcyMTY0OTQ4NDYsLTAuNzQyMTYxMTg5NDAzODMwNiBMNTYuODU1NjcwMTAzMDkyNzg0LC0wLjg0NDQ5ODgwNzM1ODk0MjggTDU3LjgxNDQzMjk4OTY5MDcyLC0wLjk4NjQzMjIzOTgyMjc4MyBMNTguNzczMTk1ODc2Mjg4NjYsLTEuMTQ4OTg2NjQwMTk5MDU0NyBMNTkuNzMxOTU4NzYyODg2NiwtMS4zMTQwNjc1MzU0NDcyNjk1IEw2MC42OTA3MjE2NDk0ODQ1NCwtMS40NjU3NTg4ODYxNzY1NDEgTDYxLjY0OTQ4NDUzNjA4MjQ3NSwtMS41OTE0MDA4NTk3OTI5OTAzIEw2Mi42MDgyNDc0MjI2ODA0MTQsLTEuNjgyMzc2MDYzNTg1NzMgTDYzLjU2NzAxMDMwOTI3ODM1LC0xLjczNDU1MTAyNzE4Nzc4MjYgTDY0LjUyNTc3MzE5NTg3NjMsLTEuNzQ4MzQ0MTgxNDgxNTQzNyBMNjUuNDg0NTM2MDgyNDc0MjIsLTEuNzI4NDIwNTE2ODAxNTQ2MyBMNjYuNDQzMjk4OTY5MDcyMTcsLTEuNjgzMDM4MjEwOTMxODg2MiBMNjcuNDAyMDYxODU1NjcwMSwtMS42MjMwOTg4MDY1NTIyODY3IEw2OC4zNjA4MjQ3NDIyNjgwNSwtMS41NjA5NzU1NDcwODk1OSBMNjkuMzE5NTg3NjI4ODY1OTcsLTEuNTA5MjEzODk4MDQyMzY3NSBMNzAuMjc4MzUwNTE1NDYzOTMsLTEuNDc5MjEwNDI4NzcwNDM2IEw3MS4yMzcxMTM0MDIwNjE4NSwtMS40Nzk5Nzg3NDQ1NDg1MDA5IEw3Mi4xOTU4NzYyODg2NTk3OSwtMS41MTcxMTY3MzA1Nzk4NDMgTDczLjE1NDYzOTE3NTI1NzczLC0xLjU5MjA2NTc0NzQ0NDE1MjQgTDc0LjExMzQwMjA2MTg1NTY3LC0xLjcwMTc0NzIyOTA2NjY1OSBMNzUuMDcyMTY0OTQ4NDUzNiwtMS44Mzg2MjYyNTQ0MjEzMjU3IEw3Ni4wMzA5Mjc4MzUwNTE1NCwtMS45OTEyMTY3NzkyMDMxMjgzIEw3Ni45ODk2OTA3MjE2NDk0OCwtMi4xNDUwMjAxNTI4NTMyNzA2IEw3Ny45NDg0NTM2MDgyNDc0MiwtMi4yODM4MTk2MTk3Mzk0NzY0IEw3OC45MDcyMTY0OTQ4NDUzNiwtMi4zOTEyNTc2OTkyMTQxNTYzIEw3OS44NjU5NzkzODE0NDMzLC0yLjQ1MjUzMzMzOTAzNTE0IEw4MC44MjQ3NDIyNjgwNDEyMywtMi40NTYwNzQ5NTI5NjkyMzQ3IEw4MS43ODM1MDUxNTQ2MzkxNywtMi4zOTUwMTE3ODM3MjcyOTE3IEw4Mi43NDIyNjgwNDEyMzcxMSwtMi4yNjgyNDU1NzUxNzA4MzkgTDgzLjcwMTAzMDkyNzgzNTA1LC0yLjA4MDk3ODY3NTc0MDM4OTQgTDg0LjY1OTc5MzgxNDQzMjk5LC0xLjg0NDU1OTAzODgyMTk0NDIgTDg1LjYxODU1NjcwMTAzMDkzLC0xLjU3NTU3ODYzNDY2ODQ1MyBMODYuNTc3MzE5NTg3NjI4ODYsLTEuMjk0MjM1NDM2MzQ1Njg3IEw4Ny41MzYwODI0NzQyMjY4LC0xLjAyMjA3MjgxNzk0Mjk3ODggTDg4LjQ5NDg0NTM2MDgyNDc0LC0wLjc3OTMxMjg1MzQyMzA1NTUgTDg5LjQ1MzYwODI0NzQyMjY4LC0wLjU4MjA5OTU5NjkzNTA0NzMgTDkwLjQxMjM3MTEzNDAyMDYyLC0wLjQ0MDExNzk2OTM2NjA1MDUgTDkxLjM3MTEzNDAyMDYxODU2LC0wLjM1NTAxMDE5NDAwMTg2MDUgTDkyLjMyOTg5NjkwNzIxNjUsLTAuMzIwMTMwMjc5MjczNjg1OCBMOTMuMjg4NjU5NzkzODE0NDMsLTAuMzIxOTcyNDkwOTA3MTA4OCBMOTQuMjQ3NDIyNjgwNDEyMzcsLTAuMzQzNDAzNTIzNjk3OTg4N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-    "center_color": "#252525" 
+    "center_color": "#252525"
+  },
+  {
+    "file_name": "style-flat-square.svg",
+    "left_text": "style",
+    "right_text": "flat-square",
+    "style": "flat-square"
   }
 ]