- Tags: Pseudo-Element
- Categories: CSS Reference, CSS Resources, Reference
Quick Reference
This is a quick reference list of CSS pseudo-elements used to select HTML elements for styling.
CSS – ::after Selector
The ::after pseudo-element inserts something after the content of a selected element.
CSS – ::before Selector
The ::before pseudo-element inserts something before the content of a selected element.
CSS – ::first-letter Selector
The ::first-letter selector is used to select the first letter of a specified, block-level element such as a paragraph or heading.
CSS – ::first-line Selector
The ::first-line selector is used to select the first line of text of a specified, block-level element such as a paragraph or heading.
CSS – ::marker Selector
The ::marker selector selects the marker of a list item (the bullet or number).
CSS – ::placeholder Selector
The ::placeholder selector selects form inputs with placeholder text.
CSS – ::selection Selector
The ::selection selector matches the portion of an element that is selected by a user, and is most often used to set the background color of selected text.
We’d like to acknowledge that we learned a great deal of our coding from W3Schools and TutorialsPoint, borrowing heavily from their teaching process and excellent code examples. We highly recommend both sites to deepen your experience, and further your coding journey. We’re just hitting the basics here at 1SMARTchicken.
Why 1SMARTchicken?
See More →
Thanks for your support!
CSS Books
All are affiliate links. Thank you for your support!
CSS NOTES:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
Feedback
If you see an error on the page or the code itself is incorrect or incomplete, or just plain wrong, please let us know. We’re always learning. NOTE: we do not sell your information and will not send you spam emails.
