CSSPseudoElement.type

The type read-only property of the CSSPseudoElement interface returns the type of the pseudo-element as a string, represented in the form of a CSS selector.

Syntax

var typeOfPseudoElement = cssPseudoElement.type;

Value

A CSSOMString containing one of the following values:

• "::before"
• "::after"
• "::marker"

Examples

The example below demonstrates the relationship between CSSPseudoElement.type and Element.pseudo():

const myElement = document.querySelector('q');
const mySelector = '::after';
const cssPseudoElement = myElement.pseudo(mySelector);
const typeOfPseudoElement = cssPseudoElement.type;

console.log(mySelector === typeOfPseudoElement); // Outputs true

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Element.pseudo()
• Index of standard pseudo-elements