Pseudo-Element in CSS is used to add special formats to a Selector without using JavaScript or any Script language. For example, the first letter or line format of an element, insert content before or after the content of the element .

Syntax

The simple syntax for Pseudo-Element in CSS is:

 selector::pseudo-element { 
  property:value; 
 } 

Notice the single and double colon - :: first-line and : first-line. The single colon syntax is used for both pseudo-class and pseudo-element in CSS1, CSS2. From CSS3, use two double dots with pseudo-elements to distinguish them from the pseudo-class.

Pseudo-element :: first-line in CSS

Pseudo-element :: first-line in CSS uses to add some special effects to the first line of a paragraph.

The following example formats the first line of text in all elements

:

 p::first-line { 
  color: #ff0000; 
  font-variant: small-caps; 
 } 

Note : :: first-line can only be applied to elements in block form .

Some properties can be used in :: first-line:

1. font
2. color
3. background properties
4. word-spacing
5. letter-spacing
6. text-decoration
7. vertical-align
8. text-transform
9. line-height
10. clear

For example:

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Pseudo-element :: first-letter in CSS

The pseudo-element :: first-letter is used to add a special format to the first letter of a paragraph.

The following example formats the first letter of the text in all elements

:

 p::first-letter { 
  color: #ff0000; 
  font-size: xx-large; 
 } 

Note : Similar to :: first-line , :: first-letter can only be applied to elements in block form .

Some properties can be used in :: first-letter:

1. font properties
2. color properties
3. background properties
4. margin properties
5. padding properties
6. border attributes
7. text-decoration
8. vertical-align (when the value of float is none)
9. text-transform
10. line-height
11. float
12. clear

For example:

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Combine Pseudo-element and CSS Class

Pseudo-elements can be combined with CSS classes.

 p.intro::first-letter { 
  color: #ff0000; 
  font-size:200%; 
 } 

For example, you want to display the first letter of the class = 'intro' text with red and large text.

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Combining multiple Pseudo-elements

A number of pseudo-elements can be combined.

 p::first-letter { 
  color: #ff0000; 
  font-size: xx-large; 
 } 
 
 p::first-line { 
  color: #0000ff; 
  font-variant: small-caps; 
 } 

For example, we can combine :: first-letter and :: first-line to return the first letter of the paragraph in red, the font size is xx-large. The rest of the first line is in blue, in capital letters. The rest of the paragraph will have the default font size and color.

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Pseudo-element :: before in CSS

Pseudo-element :: before is used to add text, images or anything in front of the content of the selected element.

 h1::before { 
  position: absolute; 
  content: ""; 
  left: 0; 
  top: 8px; 
  border-top: 10px solid transparent; 
  border-bottom: 10px solid transparent; 
  border-left: 10px solid green; 
 } 

For example, insert an image before the content of each element

 

like this:

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Pseudo-element :: after in CSS

Pseudo-element :: after is used to add text, images or any content behind the contents of the selected element.

 h1 { 
  color: purple; 
 } 
 
 h1::after { 
  content: url(icon-qtm.png); 
 } 

For example, insert an image after the content of each element

 

like this:

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Pseudo-element :: selection in CSS

Pseudo-element :: selection is used to format a text area selected by the user.

Only some available css properties : selection are color, background, curso, and outline.

 ::selection { 
  color: white; 
  background: purple; 
 } 

Note :

1. :: selection is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.
2. For Firefox, use the same alternative attribute :: - moz-selection

For example, the format for the selected text is white on a purple background:

Try blackening elements to see results:

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