- Tags: Pseudo-Element, Text
- Categories: CSS Snippets, Snippets
Code Snippet
Replacing text is usually done on the server side or with JavaScript, but there may be times when replacing text using CSS is the only viable solution.
Below we have a paragraph of text and need to replace it.
<p class="my_text">This text needs to be replaced.</p>
Hiding the Original Text
First we need to hide the existing text and make the container element relative.
.my_text {
visibility: hidden;
position: relative;
}
Showing the New Text
Then we need to add the new text in the exact same position using the ::after pseudo element and absolute positioning.
The content is created, visibility for the ::after element set to visible, and the new element set to be positioned absolutely at top: 0, left: 0 which places it over the hidden original text.
.my_text::after {
content: "This text replaces the original.";
visibility: visible;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
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