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# Menus

A menu is a dropdown list with a trigger that controls the visibility of the list items. To create an accessible menu, use `lightning:buttonMenu`. Provide a text label or assistive text, and specify a list of menu items using `lightning:menuItem`. The dropdown menu items are hidden by default.

This example creates a menu with several items:

<!-- otherprops: set_clipboard -->
```nolang
<lightning:buttonMenu iconName="utility:settings"
                      alternativeText="Settings"
                      onselect="{! c.handleMenuSelect }">
    <lightning:menuItem label="Font" value="font" />
    <lightning:menuItem label="Size" value="size"/>
    <lightning:menuItem label="Format" value="format" />
</lightning:buttonMenu>
```

The `alternativeText` attribute provides a text label that’s hidden from view and available to assistive technology.

`lightning:buttonMenu` implements the [menu](https://lightningdesignsystem.com/components/menus/) blueprint in the Salesforce Lightning Design System and follows its accessibility guidelines.

**See Also**  


-   [*Component Library*: lightning:buttonMenu documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/bundle/lightning:buttonMenu)