diff --git a/src/components/SideMenu/MenuItem.tsx b/src/components/SideMenu/MenuItem.tsx
index 73e9a209..a1532a5b 100644
--- a/src/components/SideMenu/MenuItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SideMenu/MenuItem.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { ShelfIcon } from '../../common-elements/shelfs';
 import { IMenuItem, OperationModel } from '../../services';
+import { shortenHTTPVerb } from '../../utils/openapi';
 import { MenuItems } from './MenuItems';
 import { MenuItemLabel, MenuItemLi, MenuItemTitle, OperationBadge } from './styled.elements';
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ class OperationMenuItemContent extends React.Component<OperationMenuItemContentP
         active={item.active}
         deprecated={item.deprecated}
       >
-        <OperationBadge type={item.httpVerb} />
+        <OperationBadge type={item.httpVerb}>{shortenHTTPVerb(item.httpVerb)}</OperationBadge>
         <MenuItemTitle width="calc(100% - 32px)">
           {item.name}
           {this.props.children}
diff --git a/src/components/SideMenu/styled.elements.ts b/src/components/SideMenu/styled.elements.ts
index 29cc19d0..45ead878 100644
--- a/src/components/SideMenu/styled.elements.ts
+++ b/src/components/SideMenu/styled.elements.ts
@@ -8,59 +8,55 @@ export const OperationBadge = withProps<{ type: string }>(styled.span).attrs({
 })`
   width: 26px;
   display: inline-block;
-  height: ${props => props.theme.typography.code.fontSize};;
+  height: ${props => props.theme.typography.code.fontSize};
+  line-height: ${props => props.theme.typography.code.fontSize};
   background-color: #333;
   border-radius: 3px;
-  vertical-align: top;
-  background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABMAAACgCAMAAADZ0KclAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRF////////VXz1bAAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAA80lEQVR42uSWSwLCIAxEX+5/aa2QZBJw5UIt9QMdRqSPEAAw/TyvqzZf150NzdXL49qreXwXjeqz9bqN1tgJl/KLyaVrrL7K7gx+1vlNMqy+helOO4rfBGYZiEkq1ubQ3DeKvc97Et+d+e01vIZlLZZqb1WNJFd8ZKYsmv4Hh3H2fDgjMUI5WSExjiEZs7rEZ5T+/jQn9lhgsw53j/e9MQtxqPsbZY54M5fNl/MY/f1s7NbRSkYlYjc0KPsWMrmhIU9933ywxDiSE+upYNH8TdusUotllNvcAUzfnE/NC4OSYyklQhpdl9E4Tw0Cm4/G9xBgAO7VCkjWLOMfAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC");
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-position: 6px 4px;
-  text-indent: -9000px;
+  font-size: 7px;
+  font-family: Verdana; // web-safe
+  color: white;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  vertical-align: middle;
   margin-right: 6px;
   margin-top: 2px;
 
   &.get {
-    background-position: 8px -12px;
     background-color: ${props => props.theme.colors.http.get};
   }
 
   &.post {
-    background-position: 6px 4px;
     background-color: ${props => props.theme.colors.http.post};
   }
 
   &.put {
-    background-position: 8px -28px;
     background-color: ${props => props.theme.colors.http.put};
   }
 
   &.options {
-    background-position: 4px -148px;
     background-color: ${props => props.theme.colors.http.options};
   }
 
   &.patch {
-    background-position: 4px -114px;
     background-color: ${props => props.theme.colors.http.patch};
   }
 
   &.delete {
-    background-position: 4px -44px;
     background-color: ${props => props.theme.colors.http.delete};
   }
 
   &.basic {
-    background-position: 5px -79px;
     background-color: ${props => props.theme.colors.http.basic};
   }
 
   &.link {
-    background-position: 4px -131px;
     background-color: ${props => props.theme.colors.http.link};
   }
 
   &.head {
-    background-position: 6px -102px;
     background-color:  ${props => props.theme.colors.http.head};
   }
 `;
diff --git a/src/utils/openapi.ts b/src/utils/openapi.ts
index 7cc6618b..3d91ac12 100644
--- a/src/utils/openapi.ts
+++ b/src/utils/openapi.ts
@@ -280,3 +280,9 @@ export let SECURITY_SCHEMES_SECTION_PREFIX = 'section/Authentication/';
 export function setSecuritySchemePrefix(prefix: string) {
   SECURITY_SCHEMES_SECTION_PREFIX = prefix;
 }
+
+export const shortenHTTPVerb = verb =>
+  ({
+    delete: 'del',
+    options: 'opts',
+  }[verb] || verb);