Problem with Menu widget in Yii2?

Question

Yii

How can I implement a menu with fa icons using yii\widgets\Menu type It doesn't work
<li><a><i class="fa fa-home"></i> Home </a></li>

<?php
  echo Menu::widget([
    'items' => [
      ['label' => 'Home', 'url' => ['default/index'], 'icon' => 'fa-home'],
      ['label' => 'Categories', 'url' => ['category/index'], 'icon' => 'fa-bars'],
      ['label' => 'Articles', 'url' => ['article/index'], 'icon' => 'fa-newspaper-o'],
      ['label' => 'Languages', 'url' => ['language/index'], 'icon' => 'fa-refresh'],
    ],
  ]);
?>

Answer 1

Maybe something like this

<?php
  echo Menu::widget([
    'encodeLabels' => false,
    'items' => [
      ['label' => '<i class="fa fa-home"></i> Home',          'url' => ['default/index']],
    ],
  ]);
?>

Don't forget to specify encodeLabels = false in this case.

Answer 2

echo Menu::widget([
    'items' => [
        [
            'label' => '<a><i class="fa fa-home"></i> Home </a>',
            'url' => ['default/index'],
            'encode' => false
        ],
    ]
]);

if this option is not suitable, then you need to look for an extension that allows you to set a separate icon, or write your own