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

Posted by Andrew Geisler
Andrew Geisler
7,246 Points

Does "source code" = the HTML document?

The notes state pseudo-elements "do not appear in the source code". I'm guessing the source code, in this context, is the index.html file. Is this right?

2 Answers

Justin Horner
STAFF
Justin Horner
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Justin Horner
Justin Horner
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hello Andrew,

I believe you are correct in that pseudo-elements can be selected by your CSS, but they are not actually in the HTML markup. So as an example, you can change the way the first letter looks in a paragraph, without putting "::first-letter" in the HTML yourself.

I hope this helps. If you have any other questions please let me know.

makishamaier
makishamaier
3,070 Points
makishamaier
makishamaier
3,070 Points

Yes, the source code, or page source, refers to the contents of the html file.