Syntax
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Replacing an element with a generated value.
Overview
| Class | Declarations |
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content:`value`|`…` | content: `value` `…`;
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content:normal | content: normal;
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content:none | content: none;
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content:no-open-quote | content: no-open-quote;
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content:no-close-quote | content: no-close-quote;
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content:url(`…`) | content: url(`…`);
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content:linear-gradient(`…`) | content: linear-gradient(`…`);
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content:image-set(`…`) | content: image-set(`…`);
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content:counter(`…`) | content: counter(`…`);
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content:attr(`…`) | content: attr(`…`);
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Basic usage
Add indicators for external links
The most typical example is using a pseudo-element to add an indicator ↗ after external links.
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<article class="content:'\00a0↗'_:where(a[href^='http'])::after"> …<a target="_blank" href="https://www.example.com">our website</a>…</article>Resolve whitespaces in the value
Whitespace is used in the class attribute of the template to separate different classes. To replace whitespaces with non-breaking spaces \00a0.
<a class="content:'\00a0↗'::after">…</a>Is it not very kind to use \00a0 in markup?
Predefine your content variables without \00a0.
/** @type {import('@master/css').Config} */export default { variables: { content: { external: ' ↗' } }}Apply your custom fonts:
<a class="content:external::after">…</a>Apply conditionally
Apply styles based on different states using selectors and conditional queries.
<div class="content:normal:hover content:normal@sm content:normal@dark content:normal@print">…</div>