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 "name": "menu",
 "title": "Menu",
 "component": "MenuIcon",
 "url": "https://gentleface.com/icons/menu",
 "category": "layout",
 "motif": "menu",
 "added": "2026-10-14",
 "history": [
  {
   "date": "2026-10-14",
   "what": [
    "added"
   ]
  }
 ],
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 "use_for": [
  "menu",
  "navigation menu",
  "hamburger menu",
  "main menu",
  "nav menu"
 ],
 "alternatives": [
  {
   "icon": "more-horizontal",
   "why": "a menu of extra actions (more)",
   "concept": "menu"
  },
  {
   "icon": "sidebar",
   "why": "a persistent side navigation (sidebar)",
   "concept": "menu"
  }
 ],
 "dont_confuse_with": [
  {
   "icon": "list",
   "why": "a bulleted list has bullets; the menu is three equal bars",
   "concept": "menu"
  }
 ],
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  {
   "concept": "sidebar",
   "owner": "sidebar",
   "why": "the hamburger navigation menu on narrow screens (menu)"
  }
 ],
 "not_for": [
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   "concept": "rearrange",
   "owner": "reorder",
   "why": "three bars are the menu"
  },
  {
   "concept": "burger",
   "owner": "burger",
   "why": "menu is the 'hamburger' icon"
  },
  {
   "concept": "dropdown-menu",
   "owner": "dropdown-menu",
   "why": "three bars open the navigation menu (menu), not a dropdown"
  },
  {
   "concept": "drag-handle",
   "owner": "grip-vertical",
   "why": "three bars open the navigation menu (menu); the iOS reorder control looks alike, so prefer the dot grip"
  },
  {
   "concept": "align-justify",
   "owner": "align-justify",
   "why": "equal bars without a text rhythm read as the navigation menu"
  },
  {
   "concept": "list",
   "owner": "list",
   "why": "three bars without bullets are the navigation menu"
  }
 ],
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 "tags": [
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  "menu",
  "navigation",
  "bars"
 ],
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