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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T14:38:31+00:00 2026-06-12T14:38:31+00:00

Do the ::before and ::after pseudo elements not work on image elements? Here’s an

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Do the “::before” and “::after” pseudo elements not work on image elements?

Here’s an example I put together…I’m just trying to get a yellow background behind the image here:
http://dabblet.com/gist/3861878

I saw this “answered” (but no other details) in another post, but can’t seem to find anything about it elsewhere.

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    2026-06-12T14:38:32+00:00Added an answer on June 12, 2026 at 2:38 pm

    CSS 2.1 spec says:

    Note. This specification does not fully define the interaction of
    :before and :after with replaced elements (such as IMG in HTML). This
    will be defined in more detail in a future specification.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/generate.html

    So it it’d be wise to avoid using this. Behavior across the browsers is uncertain and can change in future.

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