Learn how to add custom icons to menu items to denote food allergens, dietary callouts, or spice level indicators.
This article will also provide instruction on how to add descriptive text to custom menu icons for ADA accessibility.
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Custom menu icons are not color customizable, and will only display in the color(s) in which they were uploaded.
To add standard menu icons from the MustHaveMenus Icon Library, please see this article.
Please watch this short video demonstrating the process:
Upload a Custom Menu Icon
From within the design editor, select a Menu Group text box, and then select +Icon.
Select the + beneath Uploaded Icons.
Locate and select the image for use. When the graphic has been uploaded, a crop & scale option will show. Resize the blue guides, zoom in, or zoom out as needed. Select Crop when finished.
After cropping the custom Menu Icon, the Accessibility Text pop up will appear.
Provide a description for the icon, and select Done.
To add the uploaded icon to a menu item, click to select.
The icon will be applied to the selected menu item, and with the Accessibility Text added, the description will be identified by screen readers.
The custom menu icon will show on the item, and be available for future use within the Icon Library, beneath Uploaded Icons.
Access the referenced menu and run it through a screen reader by clicking here.
Read more about web content accessibility from the World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative.
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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