How to Add Icons to Menu Items?

Icons in the navigation menu give more ideas about the menu item. Icons can be added to a menu item in the following ways –

1. With an external plugin

Any external plugin that can provide such functionality can be used. Plugins like Menu Icons by ThemeIsle allow adding icons to menus.

2. With Font Awesome icon tag

Font Awesome library offers a number of icons. These icons can be added to menu items with the following steps –

Step 1 –  Astra does not come with the Font Awesome library. So the external plugin can be used to load the library to the theme. You can choose a plugin from WordPress Repository that allows loading a Font Awesome library to the site. For Example – Better Font Awesome.
Step 2 – Install the selected plugin on the site.
Step 3 – Now visit a menu item where you want to add an icon. Menus are available under Appearance > Menus.
Step 4 – Click on the menu item and in the Navigation Label add <i> tag for the icon from Font Awesome library.

For Example – If you want to add an address-book icon to the menu item – Contact. Then after following Steps 1 and 2, you can copy the <i> tag code for the address book from the Font Awesome library. Just visit the icon page, select the required icon, and copy the code. The code for the address book icon can be copied from the link here. Visit the menu item – Contact and paste the code in the Navigation Label.

If you would like to add your own graphics to the navigation menu, you can do so by using the external plugin called Menu Image. Here is a comprehensive guide on how to use this plugin.