On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 7:37 AM Daniil Sakhapov <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Contact emails* > [email protected] > > *Specification* > https://www.w3.org/TR/css-pseudo-4/#CSSPseudoElement-interface > > *Summary* > CSSPseudoElement interface is a way to represent a pseudo-element in JS. > > CSSPseudoElement is returned from Element.pseudo(type), where `type` is > currently: ::after, ::before, ::marker. > CSSPseudoElement is a proxy object that represents a pseudo-element, so, > unlike a pseudo-element, CSSPseudoElement always exists. > CSSPseudoElement has the following attributes/methods: > - The type attribute is a string representing the type of the > pseudo-element. > - The element attribute is the ultimate originating element of the > pseudo-element. > - The parent attribute is the originating element of the pseudo-element > (Either Element of CSSPseudoElement for nested pseudo-elements). > - The pseudo(type) method to retrieve nested pseudo-elements. > Note for posterity: these are all readonly. > > > *Blink component* > Blink>CSS > <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3ECSS%22> > > *Risks* > *Gecko*: No signal ( > https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1345) > > *WebKit*: No signal ( > https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/607) > > *Web developers*: Positive > Is there supporting evidence for this? I'm curious about real world use cases, given that the proposed interface seems fairly limited. Is it possible to put together a brief explainer that may capture the value of this feature? Or is the idea that this is the first step and presumably more useful functionality will be added? If it's the latter, is there a list of other functionality that may be planned in the future? Thanks! Vlad > > *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, > Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* > Yes > > *Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests > <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>?* > Yes > http://wpt.fyi/css/css-pseudo/events-on-pseudo-element.tentative.html > http://wpt.fyi/css/css-pseudo/CSSPseudoElement-identity.html > > *Tracking bug* > https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40639103 > > *Estimated milestones* > Shipping on desktop 147 > Shipping on Android 147 > Shipping on WebView 147 > > *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* > https://chromestatus.com/feature/5194399398756352?gate=6320299305598976 > > *Links to previous Intent discussions* > Intent to Prototype: > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/686fbd23.2b0a0220.3a1521.1022.GAE%40google.com > > > This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status > <https://chromestatus.com/>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "blink-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAH3Z92-59h%2BdTDdy_8gXQ9zsgsEr%3DPvUs_tCBPUH1MidH9UPcA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAH3Z92-59h%2BdTDdy_8gXQ9zsgsEr%3DPvUs_tCBPUH1MidH9UPcA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CADsXd2N7PQvPRxUtvAn2_0-b9Xzx9tAjyNy7k4w7Bx5UsLaEFA%40mail.gmail.com.
