From e8fa8488899c5b98d72630307c74f3348368919d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Elbourn <jelbourn@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 15:25:18 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs(badge): specify badge targets must be block-level

Fixes #16992
---
 src/material/badge/badge.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/material/badge/badge.md b/src/material/badge/badge.md
index a4e2b9df21b0..a4e63ffea269 100644
--- a/src/material/badge/badge.md
+++ b/src/material/badge/badge.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Badges are small status descriptors for UI elements. A badge consists of a small
 typically containing a number or other short set of characters, that appears in proximity to
 another object.
 
+Badges must always be applied to [block-level elements][block-level].
+
+[block-level]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Block-level_elements
+
 <!-- example(badge-overview) -->
 
 ### Badge position