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"><span class="badge">1</span>Alan</a>
    <a href="#!" class="collection-item"><span class="new badge">4</span>Alan</a>
    <a href="#!" class="collection-item">Alan</a>
    <a href="#!" class="collection-item"><span class="badge">14</span>Alan</a>
  </div>
            Badges in Dropdown
Dropdown
  <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 Collapsibles
- 
                4filter_dramaFirstLorem ipsum dolor sit amet. 
- 
                1placeSecondLorem ipsum dolor sit amet. 
<ul class="collapsible" data-collapsible="accordion">
  <li>
    <div class="collapsible-header"><span class="new badge">4</span><i class="material-icons">filter_drama</i>First</div>
    <div class="collapsible-body"><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</p></div>
  </li>
  <li>
    <div class="collapsible-header"><span class="badge">1</span><i class="material-icons">place</i>Second</div>
    <div class="collapsible-body"><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</p></div>
  </li>
</ul>Options
You can customize captions in many ways.
Custom Caption
You can explicitly set the caption in a badge using the data-badge-caption attribute.
  <span class="new badge" data-badge-caption="custom caption">4</span>
  <span class="badge" data-badge-caption="custom caption">4</span>