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Add Icons to Menu Items

Learn how to add icons to menu items to denote food allergens, dietary callouts, or spice level indicators.​

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Please watch this video demonstrating the process:


All standard Menu Icons within the default MustHaveMenus Icon Library have generic ADA Accessibility Text descriptions for screen readers*.

Add Menu Icons

From within the design editor, select a Menu Group, then select a specific menu item.​

In the text editing window, select +Icon.​

The standard MustHaveMenus Icon Library will appear. ​

There is a section for Uploaded Icons, which are Custom Menu Icons, available only through our Pro plan. ​

Click to select the desired Menu Icon, which will automatically show on the design. ​

After an icon has been used on a design, that specific icon will show towards the top of the Icon Library, in a section titled This Menu.


*Read more about web content accessibility from the World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative.

Guideline 1.1 – Text Alternatives

Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language.


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