Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-pseudo] `::before(<ident>)` / `::after(<ident>)`: A possible path forwards for multiple gencontent pseudos? (#13860)

• From: Lea Verou via GitHub <noreply@w3.org>
• Date: Sat, 09 May 2026 16:43:21 +0000
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> > What are the use cases?
> 
> Nested brackets, nested decorations, etc.

Oooh that's a good point. Not sure how the API should accommodate that though. The actual intent isn't really "reverse the order of all pseudo-elements", it's keeping the pairs balanced for cases where you have the same id in both `::before()` and `::after()`. 🤔 

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