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Most actions are difficult to represent reliably with icons, so use them sparingly. The benefit of icons in addition to text should be weighed against the visual distractions they may create. Menu items in drop-down menus should always have text labels.
Most actions are difficult to represent reliably with icons, so use them sparingly. The benefit of icons in addition to text should be weighed against the visual distractions they may create. Menu items in drop-down menus should always have text labels. Additionally, drop-down menus should use the `MenuBarVariant.LUMO_DROPDOWN_INDICATORS` in these cases. `MenuBarVariant.LUMO_ICON` should be used for icon-only menu items, as it hides the drop-down indicator.

Icon-only menu buttons should be used primarily for common recurring actions with highly standardized, universally understood icons. Menu buttons should include a textual alternative for screen readers using the `aria-label` attribute or <<tooltips,tooltips>>. Menu Bars with icon-only top-level items can use the *Tertiary Inline* style variant to reduce the horizontal padding around the icons.

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