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title: How do I exclude MenuTile icons from inheriting the theme colour in V8?
slug: how-do-i-exclude-menutile-icons-from-inheriting-the-theme-colour-in-v8
createdAt: 2026-04-21T01:57:24.777Z
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### Overview

In Activate V8, selected themes apply colour styling across UI elements, including SVG icons. This can override custom icon colours and gradients provided by customers.

### Solution

To prevent MenuTile icons from inheriting the theme colour:

1. Modify the **ImageURL** property of the MenuTile control.
2. Append the CSS class unset to the image reference.

Example

:::BlockQuote
image.svg unset
:::

### How It Works

- Adding unset applies a CSS class to the SVG element.
- The theme engine ignores elements with this class when applying colour styling.
- This preserves the original colours and gradients of the icon.

### Result

- Custom SVG icons retain their intended appearance.
- Theme styling continues to apply to other UI elements as normal.