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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors Pseudo-Elements Challenge

Posted by Collin Zvenhamo
Collin Zvenhamo
7,683 Points

create a new rule that will insert a pseudo-element after an a element. As the content value, define a CSS function that

create a new rule that will insert a pseudo-element after an a element. As the content value, define a CSS function that will insert an href attribute's value as content.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.progbar::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 50%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: inherit;
    background-color: #5ece7f; 
}

.progbar::before {
  content: "";
    display: block;
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    position: absolute;
    left: 49%;
    top: -9px;
    background-color: #7dd898; 
}

.progbar {
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: #d6d7d9;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 3.875em; 
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Selectors</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="progbar"></div> 
    <a href="http://teamtreehouse.com">Check out the URL: </a>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

:warning: It doesn't look like you've written any code for this task yet.

You know how to create the selector, right? And the property?

If you're not sure about how to get the href value to set the property, you might want to review this video about the CSS function that will do that.

Collin Zvenhamo
Collin Zvenhamo
7,683 Points
Collin Zvenhamo
Collin Zvenhamo
7,683 Points

I have written a::after { content: attr(title) }