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Kate Woodroffe
Courses Plus Student 6,685 PointsWhy is there only one colon before 'after'?
In the example the css written is .group:after{ but in other areas of the course two colons are used to signify a pseudo-element. I tested it and one colon still works. Which is correct one colon or two?
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Steven Parker
231,236 PointsTwo colons is the correct form for a psuedo-element (one colon for a psuedo-class). At one time, both used a single colon and browsers still accept that form. The single colon in the example was probably an instructor's typo, but since it caused no error it slipped by.
If you want, you could report it as a bug as described on the Support page.
Kate Woodroffe
Courses Plus Student 6,685 PointsKate Woodroffe
Courses Plus Student 6,685 PointsThank you for clearing that up :)