How can I remove menu arrows in the Dawn theme?

Topic summary

A user wants to remove dropdown arrows from the navigation menu in Shopify’s Dawn theme. Two solutions are provided:

CSS-based solutions:

  • Add custom CSS to hide the arrow icons by targeting .svg.icon.caret and .summary.list-menu__item elements
  • Code can be added either to the theme’s CSS file (base.css, style.css, or theme.css) or directly in theme.liquid above the </head> tag

Implementation steps:

  1. Navigate to Online Store > Themes > Actions > Edit code
  2. Locate the appropriate file (CSS or theme.liquid)
  3. Insert the provided CSS code
  4. Save changes

The original poster confirmed both solutions worked successfully. A follow-up question was raised about hiding the “go back” arrow in dropdown menus, but remains unanswered.

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Please check the picture below. I would love to remove the arrow on the menu when there is nested menu.

My url: andrejewelry.com

Password: Thanksforyourhelp

Thanks!

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Hi @AndreaHuang

Check this one.

  • From your Shopify admin dashboard, click on “Online Store” and then “Themes”.
  • Find the theme that you want to edit and click on “Actions” and then “Edit code”.
  • In the “Assets” folder, click on “base.css, style.css or theme.css” file, depending on which file your theme uses to store its CSS styles. At the bottom of the file, add the following CSS code:
svg.icon.icon-caret {
    display: none;
}
summary.list-menu__item {
    padding-right: 1.2rem !important;
}

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Hi @AndreaHuang

This is Richard from PageFly - Shopify Page Builder App

Please add this code to your theme.liquid above the to get this solved

Step 1: Online Stores > Themes > More Actions > Edit code

Step 2: click on theme.liquid and paste the code above the


Hope this can help you solve the issue

Best regards,

Richard | PageFly

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Amazing! Thank you so much!!

This is the best solution. Thank you!

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Glad that i can help. Let me know if you have any questions

Hi, how can i hide the go back arow in dropdown menu: