Badges can notify you that there are new or unread messages or notifications. Add the new class to the badge to give it the background.

Collections

  <div class="collection">
    <a href="#!" class="collection-item">Alan<span class="badge">1</span></a>
    <a href="#!" class="collection-item">Alan<span class="new badge">4</span></a>
    <a href="#!" class="collection-item">Alan</a>
    <a href="#!" class="collection-item">Alan<span class="badge">14</span></a>
  </div>
            

Badges in Dropdown

• one1
• two1
• three

  <ul id="dropdown2" class="dropdown-content">
    <li><a href="#!">one<span class="badge">1</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="#!">two<span class="new badge">1</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="#!">three</a></li>
  </ul>
  <a class="btn dropdown-button" href="#!" data-activates="dropdown2">Dropdown<i class="mdi-navigation-arrow-drop-down right"></i></a>
            

Badges in Navbar

<nav>
  <div class="nav-wrapper">
    <a href="" class="brand-logo">Logo</a>
    <ul id="nav-mobile" class="right hide-on-med-and-down">
      <li><a href="">sass</a></li>
      <li><a href="">sass <span class="new badge">4</span></a></li>
      <li><a href="">sass</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</nav>