message: Update menu item icon to be optional
diff: ---
  title: Item element in the manifest file
  description: Specifies an item in a menu.
  -ms.date: 02/04/2022
  +ms.date: 03/29/2022
  ms.localizationpriority: medium
  ---
  @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ For more information, see [Version overrides in the manifest](/office/dev/add-in
  |:-----|:-----|:-----|
  | [Label](#label) | Yes | The text for the button. |
  | [Supertip](supertip.md) | Yes | The supertip for the button. |
  -| [Icon](icon.md) | Yes | An image for the button. |
  +| [Icon](icon.md) | No | An image for the button. |
  | [Action](action.md) | Yes | Specifies the action to perform. There can be only one **Action** child of an **Item** element. |
  | [Enabled](enabled.md) | No | Specifies whether the control is enabled when the add-in launches. |
  | [OverriddenByRibbonApi](overriddenbyribbonapi.md) | No | Specifies whether the button should appear on application and platform combinations that support custom contextual tabs. If used, it must be the *first* child element. |
  