Can CSS Generated Content Be Selected by Users?

Selectable Generated Content

CSS's generated content feature allows for dynamic text and elements to be added to a document. However, like pseudo-elements, this generated content is not present in the DOM and cannot be directly accessed or selected by the user.

Unsuccessful Attempt:

One method that fails to make generated content selectable is using CSS's user-select property. This property governs the selectability of elements for user highlighting, but it does not extend to pseudo-elements and generated content.

Explanation:

As mentioned in the referenced CSS specification excerpt:

"Neither pseudo-elements nor pseudo-classes appear in the document source or document tree."

This means that generated content is not part of the document's DOM, making it inaccessible to user interactions such as text selection.

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