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CSS:after encoding characters in content

I am using the following CSS, which seems to be working:

a.up:after{content: " ↓";} a.down:after{content: " ↑";}     

The characters however cannot seem to be encoded like this, as the output is literal and shows the actual string:

a.up:after{content: " ↓";} a.down:after{content: " ↑";}    

If I can't encode it, it feels like I should use something such as .append() in jQuery, as that supports the encoding. Any ideas?

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theorise Avatar asked Feb 17 '11 14:02

theorise


1 Answers

To use encoded Unicode characters in content you need to provide either the characters themselves (as you do), or their UTF-8 escape sequences instead of HTML entities:

a.up:after { content: " \2193"; } a.down:after { content: " \2191"; }    
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BoltClock Avatar answered Sep 27 '22 18:09

BoltClock