body.ltr .sp-megamenu-parent>li.sp-has-child>a:after, 
body.ltr .sp-megamenu-parent>li.sp-has-child>span:after 
{ font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free"}

Should fix your missing icon problem.

Paul...Ive worked with you on these support tickets for about 15 years, so I know your quick answer isnt the way you usually do it ! I know the fix as i put it above...and ive donte the mobile menu too....my question ..why? why is joomla suddenly reporting Font Awesome 6 Free for the menu ? i havent got it installed, i only have the one which comes with pagebuilder and helix ultimate! PB was just updated so. i assume its loaded with 6 ...so has everyone now got this issue? ?

WHY??

body.ltr .sp-megamenu-parent>li.sp-has-child>a:after, body.ltr .sp-megamenu-parent>li.sp-has-child>span:after {font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free";}

.offcanvas-menu .offcanvas-inner ul.menu>li.menu-parent>a>.menu-toggler:after, .offcanvas-menu .offcanvas-inner ul.menu>li.menu-parent>.menu-separator>.menu-toggler:after { font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free";}

It's releated with Joomla 5.x where FA6 is inside core.

but I am not sitting in head of our developer to give you answer "why".

I will ask him tomorrow again.

i get it...im guessing that they should have changed the font awesome downward arrow for the new one in FA6 then it would have been fixed....i would expect you are going to get a lot of tickets on that tomorrow :)

Even don't even tell me that...... software hell is lined with good intentions.

@pgypps

I have question: you used Helix Ultimate from our download section, or version that I shared few days ago?

If yes, please download from DOWNLOAD section and install it, then clear Joomla cache & reload.

ok someone has already asked where to put the code, so heres how: First ensure you use google chrome to check before and after css is being used, right click a page and use inspect and then "bottom left" click the arrow with the dotted square which allows you to point to something to check - in this case you will be clicking the menu downward arrow. then see that you are currently using font awesome 6, once fixed you can go back here and it should look like my screenshot of COR Solutions here

now head over to the backend of Joomla, > System > Site Template Styles and choose your active template >template options (green button)

Click "Custom Code" and insert your CSS into here - Save

Now go back to your chrome page for your site, refresh and check - if it hasnt changed click the three dots at the top right hand corner and use incognito mode in case your cache is holding an old version.

2nd method: fix for J4.4 only, in case of:

.offcanvas-menu .offcanvas-inner ul.menu > li.menu-parent > a > .menu-toggler::after,
body.ltr .sp-megamenu-parent > li.sp-has-child > a::after, 
body.ltr .sp-megamenu-parent > li.sp-has-child > span::after {
  font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free"; }

1st method fix:

Please go to Template Options > Advanced > SCSS > Compile : On > Save settings

@Qamar

1. why you need Joomla 5.0.0 today ???
2. Fixed on your site already. How? I just removed my CSS that was for J4.4 only.

I assume that you are Joomla beginner.

Dude !!! why someone wants to be on the latest version of joomla when joomshaper advertisers thats their latest addons work in J5 is obvious... however i note that the Files and CSS are still Font awesome 5 when the libraries should have been updated by your developer considering your update now references FA6 ...My site is j4 still so my manual css fixed it but for @Qamar he is on j5 and it doesnt

https://prnt.sc/hv20HfACLzON

If somebody wants to use buggy version of J5.0.0 on production site, it's his decision. Q: How many years took Joomla Dev Team to reach Joomla 4.4 from Joomla 4.0.0. I will tell you, 3 years !

As Bobby Akart told “You are free to make your choices, but you are not free to choose the consequences.”

And if somebody is fresh webmaster it may cost him a lot (time, stress, money), but doesn't know it yet.

I am not new to Joomla but in the midst of moving old sites from J3 to J4 and eventually to J5.

I moved all my articles from K2 to Joomla core.

I thought of trying J5 since your extension supports it, why not go with the latest and greatest.

As for J5 being buggy or not, that should be the developers responsibility to fix it, we as end user would always be willing to try the latest version and give feedback so the developers could improve it.

I think we, as early testers, need to be encouraged to try out the latest.

Thanks for resolving the issue anyway.

Qamar.

I thought of trying J5 since your extension supports....

Yes, but we talk about Helix Ultimate and SPPB 5.x only (!) and how many extensions are not J5.x ready - and you may need extra (components, modules or plugins) in next week(s) and then what? Despair?!

Of course, if your site will only use, for example, 2-3 extensions that are already J5-compatible, then why not. But it's better to think two steps ahead.

With Joomla 5.0.0 as it was with Joomla 4.0.0 - we as webmasters should be patient. This is not a race to the store for the latest iPhone.

As for my simple website, I have all the components and modules that I need, as mentioned I have moved away from K2, I guess I will be ok for the foreseeable future :)

In that case, you can invest your time in Joomla 5.0.x and count on fast CMS updates.

Hi @Paul Frankowski,

Worked for me in Joomla 4.40. Thx Klaus