The Front-End Web Developer Bootcamp - HTML, CSS, JS, and React - Pseudo-Elements

The video tutorial introduces pseudo elements in CSS, explaining their properties such as before, after, selection, marker, and placeholder. It provides practical examples using VS Code to demonstrate how these properties can be applied to style elements, including text and list items. The tutorial emphasizes the differences between pseudo classes and pseudo elements, highlighting the use of two colons for pseudo elements. It also covers the impact of these properties on text selection and input styling.

What is the primary function of the 'before' pseudo element?

• To insert content after an element

• To style placeholder text

• To insert content before an element

• To change the color of list markers

How many colons are used in pseudo elements?

• Three colons

• Two colons

• No colons

• One colon

What happens when you use the 'after' pseudo element?

• It changes the font size of the text

• It inserts content after the specified element

• It allows text selection

• It modifies the color of the placeholder text

Which pseudo element is used to style the text selected by the user?

• Before

• Selection

• Marker

• After

What is the default color of placeholder text?

• Light black

• Coral

• Indigo

• Lime green