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How to Detect Clicks on CSS Pseudo-Elements
Community description: Imagine you want to add a close button to a modal without adding anything to the DOM. So, you use a...
Dev.to | Mar 10, 2026 | theRealProHacker
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So, you use a pseudo-element like this for example: Now, you want to actually make the close button call some JavaScript on click. The question was closed as a duplicate, even though the referenced question is totally different. Transforms: Assumes no CSS transforms on the pseudo-element.
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