web api instance property
CSSPseudoElement: type property
Limited availability
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.
Value
A string representing the type of pseudo-element represented by the CSSPseudoElement. Possible values are:
Examples
Basic usage
The example below demonstrates the relationship between
CSSPseudoElement.type and 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
SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.
Browser compatibility
Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.