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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors Pseudo-Elements - ::before and ::after

Aakash Srivastav
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Aakash Srivastav
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::before and ::after

Can I change the height of an image in CSS :before/:after pseudo-elements? My "pdf.png" becomes too large. How can I resize this logo , so that It can fit with the text.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Try placing the image in the background, set the element diisplay mode to "inline-block" and then set the size as desired:

.pdflink::after {
  content: "";                         /* add only background (empty content) */
  background: url('/images/pdf.png');  /* the background image */
  background-size: cover;              /* fit the background to the new element */
  display: inline-block;               /* make it flow but also use size measurements */
  height: 1em;                         /* make it one character high */
  width: 1em;                          /* make it one character wide */
}

It also might make sense to use image editing software to create versions of the images that are already the correct size.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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OK, I added comments to each line.

Happy coding!

Aakash Srivastav
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Thank You.....so much :) . Person like you are the reason why Treehouse has become so popular in few years . The way you help students and always be there for their help. That's incredible really. :)

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
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You should be able to use height and width properties in your CSS rule.

For a complete analysis and more specific answer, please show your actual code (possibly using a workspace "snapshot").

Aakash Srivastav
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Aakash Srivastav
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Aakash Srivastav
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Suppose I want to decorate links to certain file types using an image. I could declare my links as-

<a href='foo.pdf' class='pdflink'>A File!</a>

and then have CSS like-

.pdflink:after { content: url('/images/pdf.png') }

Now, this works great, except if pdf.png isn't the right size for my link text. So , how will I get size of of image to be comparable to link text? Please explain. Thank YOu.