:after and :before pseudo-element selectors in Sass

css, css-selectors, pseudo-element, sass

Solution

Use ampersand to specify the parent selector.

SCSS syntax:

p {
    margin: 2em auto;

    > a {
        color: red;
    }

    &:before {
        content: "";
    }

    &:after {
        content: "* * *";
    }
}

Problem

How can I use the :before and :after pseudo-element selectors following the syntax of Sass or, alternatively, SCSS? Like this: ``` p margin: 2em auto > a color: red :before content: "" :after content: "* * *" ``` Of course, the above fails.

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