diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98f2b7c..9afa910 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ meanMenuCloseSize: "18px"
 
 - Set font size of close button
 
-meanMenuOpen: "<span /><span /><span />"
+meanMenuOpen: "<span></span><span></span><span></span>"
 
 - Text/markup you want when menu is closed, styling in CSS provides 3 bars with these spans
 
diff --git a/demo.html b/demo.html
index 369ddd0..cfcad06 100644
--- a/demo.html
+++ b/demo.html
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ <h2><a href="http://www.meanthemes.com/our-themes/">Check out our WordPress &amp
 	</article>
 </section>
 
-<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
+<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js" integrity="sha256-/JqT3SQfawRcv/BIHPThkBvs0OEvtFFmqPF/lYI/Cxo=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
 <script src="jquery.meanmenu.js"></script>
 <script>
 	jQuery(document).ready(function () {
diff --git a/jquery.meanmenu.js b/jquery.meanmenu.js
index 70a49f1..732be52 100644
--- a/jquery.meanmenu.js
+++ b/jquery.meanmenu.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 						meanMenuContainer: 'body', // Choose where meanmenu will be placed within the HTML
 						meanMenuClose: "X", // single character you want to represent the close menu button
 						meanMenuCloseSize: "18px", // set font size of close button
-						meanMenuOpen: "<span /><span /><span />", // text/markup you want when menu is closed
+						meanMenuOpen: "<span></span><span></span><span></span>", // text/markup you want when menu is closed
 						meanRevealPosition: "right", // left right or center positions
 						meanRevealPositionDistance: "0", // Tweak the position of the menu
 						meanRevealColour: "", // override CSS colours for the reveal background
diff --git a/jquery.meanmenu.min.js b/jquery.meanmenu.min.js
index f684a5c..9f41721 100644
--- a/jquery.meanmenu.min.js
+++ b/jquery.meanmenu.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
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