B.25. content
Sometimes it makes sense to generate some text at the beginning or end of an element as part of that element's style. Termed generated content, this text is not part of the HTML document, but is generated purely by the style sheet. The CSS content property is intended for this purpose. You must apply it to the :before or :after pseudo-elements , as shown in the examples below.
Inherited: No
See also: Section B.26counter-increment, Section B.27counter-reset, Section B.91quotes
B.25.1. Value
The CSS2 specification mandates a number of different generated content formats, but several are not yet supported by current browsers (see the Compatibility section for details). You can use any combination of the following content formats ...
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