hugo/docs/content/en/methods/menu-entry/_common/pre-post.md

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# Do not remove front matter.
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In this site configuration we enable rendering of [emoji shortcodes], and add emoji shortcodes before (pre) and after (post) each menu entry:

{{< code-toggle file=hugo >}}
enableEmoji = true

[[menus.main]]
name = 'About'
pageRef = '/about'
post = ':point_left:'
pre = ':point_right:'
weight = 10

[[menus.main]]
name = 'Contact'
pageRef = '/contact'
post = ':arrow_left:'
pre = ':arrow_right:'
weight = 20
{{< /code-toggle >}}

To render the menu:

```go-html-template
<ul>
  {{ range .Site.Menus.main }}
    <li>
      {{ .Pre | markdownify }}
      <a href="{{ .URL }}">{{ .Name }}</a>
      {{ .Post | markdownify }}
    </li>
  {{ end }}
</ul>
```

[emoji shortcodes]: /quick-reference/emojis/