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kawnah
kawnah

Reputation: 3424

how to wrap text around a :before pseudoelement?

As the title says - how do I wrap text around a pseudoelement? See example below:

.area {
    position: relative;
}

.area:before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    background-image: url('https://image.flaticon.com/sprites/new_packs/181501-interface.png');
    background-position: 7px -278px;
}
<div class="area">
    <p>"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."</p>
</div>

I did some preliminary research and found this answer:

Getting H1 text to wrap beside a ::before pseudo element

Adding a float: left; does not work:

.area {
    position: relative;
}

.area:before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;

    /*SO answer #1*/
    float: left;

    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    background-image: url('https://image.flaticon.com/sprites/new_packs/181501-interface.png');
    background-position: 7px -278px;
}
<div class="area">
    <p>"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."</p>
</div>

Is this even possible? If so - how best do I go about accomplishing it?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 63

Answers (2)

Bhargav Chudasama
Bhargav Chudasama

Reputation: 7171

remove position: absolute; from css

.area {
  position: relative;
}

.area:before {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  //position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  /*SO answer #1*/
  float: left;
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  background-image: url('https://image.flaticon.com/sprites/new_packs/181501-interface.png');
  background-position: 7px -278px;
}
<div class="area">
  <p>"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure
    dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."</p>
</div>

Upvotes: 2

Ben West
Ben West

Reputation: 4596

Almost there, just remove the position: absolute from your second attempt.

Upvotes: 3

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