Web/API/CSSPseudoElement/type

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

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:

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

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Pseudo-Elements Level 4The definition of 'type' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`type` Experimental'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 75 Disabled' Full support 75 Disabled' Disabled' From version 75: this feature is behind the `dom.css_pseudo_element.enabled` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 63 — 75 Disabled' Disabled' From version 63 until version 75 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.getAnimations.enabled` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 47 — 63 Disabled' Disabled' From version 47 until version 63 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 63 Disabled' Full support 63 Disabled' Disabled' From version 63: this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.getAnimations.enabled` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 47 — 63 Disabled' Disabled' From version 47 until version 63 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.