How Can I Detect Click Events on CSS Pseudo-Elements?

Click Event Detection on Pseudo-Elements

Pseudo-elements, like :before and :after, enhance the styling capabilities of HTML elements by inserting virtual content. However, these virtual elements are not part of the DOM and lack direct event handling capabilities.

In the given example, detecting the click event only on the red pseudo-element (created using p:before) is problematic. Since pseudo-elements are not represented in the DOM, you cannot bind click events directly to them.

Solution:

To achieve the desired behavior, consider using a child element instead of a pseudo-element. Create a element and position it immediately after the opening

tag. Apply the styles currently applied to p:before to this element instead.

<p>
  <span></span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...
</p>

p span {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left:100%;
  width: 10px;
  height: 100%;
  background-color: red;
}

Now you can bind the click event to the element and handle the event accordingly.

Note:

Binding events to child elements within pseudo-elements is not supported in all browsers consistently. For optimal cross-browser compatibility, consider using the above approach instead of relying on pseudo-elements for event handling.

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