Notification Count on Profile Widget – Requires Space
this is a css issue try to add the following to your css (your theme’s style.css or what ever css file included)
.ap-user-link-notification span.counter { background: rgb(255, 0, 0) none repeat scroll 0 0; border-radius: 10px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: right; padding: 0 5px !important; }
this should help
Will be added to core