7 Practical Uses for the ::before and ::after Pseudo-Elements in CSS

CSS ::before and ::after pseudo-elements allow you to insert “content” before and after any non-replaced element (e.g. they work on a but not an ). This effectively allows you to show something on a web page that might …

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