Re: [csswg-drafts] [web-animations-1] Clarification about `target` and `pseudoElement` relationship (#4745)

> > When `Element.animate()` is called the target div has no `::before` pseudo-element.
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> AFAIK, the `::before` pseudo-element will always exist (in the element tree). Then, it may not generate any box, but this should be no different than an element with `display: none`.

If that's true, could you point me to spec text backing this? It would make things easier, indeed.

But there are also tests that specifically test whether elements have or don't have `::before` selectors set for elements, specifically web-animations/interfaces/KeyframeEffect/target.html.

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