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CSS Pseudo-element
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  • To define contents within the document,pseudo-elements is used which are very similar to pseudo-classes .

  • The style rules for a sub-part of an element's content is determined by pseudo-elements.




Syntax

The syntax for pseudo elements is a bit different than that of regular CSS, but it's real close.

CSS Code
Selector : pseudo-element { property : value}
Some of the pseudo-elements are defined below.



:First-Letter

  • To add styles to the first-letter of an element,this pseudo-element is uesd. .

  • To enhance the appearance of first-letter in the paragraph,this pseudo-element is mostly used with paragraph elements .

  • The following properties apply to the "first-letter" pseudo-element: 

    • font properties
    • color properties 
    • background properties
    • word-spacing
    • letter-spacing
    • text-decoration
    • vertical-align
    • text-transform
    • line-height
    • float
    • clear

    CSS Code
    p : first-letter { color -red; font-size:18pt;}



    :First-Line

  • To add styles to the first-line of an element,this pseudo-element is uesd .

  • To enhance the appearance of first-line in the paragraph,this pseudo-element is mostly used with paragraph elements .

  • The following properties apply to the "first-line" pseudo-element: 

    • font properties
    • color properties 
    • background properties
    • word-spacing
    • letter-spacing
    • text-decoration
    • vertical-align
    • text-transform
    • line-height
    • clear

    CSS Code
    p : first-line { color-yellow; font-size:18pt;}



    :Before

    • To add some content before an element,this pseudo-element is used.

    • In conjunction with the content property,this pseudo-element is used. You can also specify the styles to the content.

    CSS Code
    p : before { content : "SURPRISE !!!";}



    :After

    • To add some content after an element,this pseudo-element is used.

    • In conjunction with the content property,this pseudo-element is also used .

    • You can specify the styles to the content.

    CSS Code
    after { content : "BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME";}




    The following are Pseudo-elements Properties:

    Pseudo-element Purpose
    :first-letter Adds special style to the first letter of a text
    :first-line Adds special style to the first line of a text.
    :before Inserts some content before an element
    :after Inserts some content after an element


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