Label	Element	Value
BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund
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Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block]	rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock	April 1, 2024 BNY MELLON ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC. - BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund Supplement to Current Summary Prospectus and Prospectus
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Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., has contractually agreed to waive receipt of a portion of its management fee in the amount of .05% of the value of the fund's average daily net assets until December 29, 2024. On or after December 29, 2024, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this waiver agreement at any time.
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	Dec. 29, 2024

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[ ] in [name of fund family] funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in [identify section heading and page number] of the Fund's prospectus and [identify section heading and page number] of the Fund's statement of additional information

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Form N-1A
-Section 3
-Subsection instructions
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This element represents the date of expected termination of any expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduce any Fund operating expenses (SEC Form N-1A 2006-09-14 A.3.table.1.11 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses A.3.instructions.3.e).

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Risk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicated

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-Publisher SEC
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