Edit - Stack Overflow

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

Rev

4

Should be a space after the colon.
– system PAUSE
Commented Apr 29, 2010 at 23:17
7

Initial tests indicate the content-property works well. Congrats on finding an answer when everyone else says it can't be done. :)
– abelenky
Commented Apr 29, 2010 at 23:18
8

To cover older IE, you can conditionally include code.google.com/p/ie7-js which will allow your CSS to remain the same for all browsers. It's an alternative to jQuery that is closer to standards.
– system PAUSE
Commented Apr 29, 2010 at 23:22
28

Why would you rather recommend using Javascript?
– Rikki
Commented Nov 12, 2013 at 15:07
2

Interesting: seems to work with one or two colons, e.g. .OwnerJoe:before and .OwnerJoe::before
– MmmHmm
Commented May 29, 2017 at 16:47

| Show 6 more comments

Correct minor typos or mistakes
Clarify meaning without changing it
Add related resources or links
Always respect the author’s intent
Don’t use edits to reply to the author

create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)
<https://example.com>
[example](https://example.com)
<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

formatting help »
answering help »

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow