# FAQs
## How do I server-side render a menu and its items?
By default a menu and its items don't get mounted into DOM until the menu has been opened for the first time. This means if you render a menu on the server side, there won't be any HTML string output. You can set the `initialMounted` prop to render a menu and all of its descendants before being opened.
```jsx
```
Or, when using `ControlledMenu` along with `useMenuState`
```js
useMenuState({ initialMounted: true });
```
## How do I add icons/images to a submenu label?
The `label` prop of a submenu accepts not only a plain string but any valid JSX element as well.
```jsx
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```
## How do I set additional attributes or event handlers to a submenu label?
You can use the `itemProps` to pass additional props to a submenu label.
```jsx
console.log('Clicked!')
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```