# Change ion-menu width

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/change-ion-menu-width/68054>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [October 24, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/change-ion-menu-width/68054 "2016-10-24T15:30:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dericeira](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/dericeira/32/102842_2.png) [@dericeira](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/dericeira)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/change-ion-menu-width/68054/1 "2016-10-24T15:30:58Z")

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How can I set the size of an ion-menu in Ionic 2?  
It’s simple to accomplish in Ionic 1, but I’m trying for some time without success. I also didn’t find nothing here, in Stackoverflow and Github.

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**Author:** ![markusbck37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@markusbck37](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/markusbck37)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/change-ion-menu-width/68054/2 "2016-10-24T16:30:11Z")

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try to adjust $menu-width variable in variables.scss

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**Author:** ![dericeira](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/dericeira/32/102842_2.png) [@dericeira](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/dericeira)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/change-ion-menu-width/68054/3 "2016-10-24T16:50:45Z")

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Worked for me, thanks!