ericrasch · March 15, 2012 16:41
diff --git a/dabblet.css b/dabblet.css
 /**
 * Horizontal Type Line Behind Text
 * Inspired by this discussion @ CSS-Tricks: http://css-tricks.com/forums/discussion/comment/51357#Comment_51357
 * Available on jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/ericrasch/jAXXA/
 * Available on Dabblet: http://dabblet.com/gist/2045198
 * Available on GitHub Gist: https://gist.github.com/2045198
 */

 h2 {
    font: 33px sans-serif;
    margin-top: 30px;
    position: relative;
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    z-index: 1;
 }

 h2:before {
    border-top: 2px solid #dfdfdf;
    content:"";
    margin: 0 auto; /* this centers the line to the full width specified */
    position: absolute; /* positioning must be absolute here, and relative positioning must be applied to the parent */
    top: 15px; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    width: 95%;
    z-index: -1;
 }

 h2 span {
    /* to hide the lines from behind the text, you have to set the background color the same as the container */
    background: #fff;
    padding: 0 15px;
 }

 h2.double:before {
    /* this is just to undo the :before styling from above */
    border-top: none;
 }

 h2.double:after {
    border-bottom: 1px solid blue;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 red;
    -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 red;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 red;
    content: "";
    margin: 0 auto; /* this centers the line to the full width specified */
    position: absolute;
    top: 45%; left: 0; right: 0;
    width: 95%;
    z-index: -1;
 }
diff --git a/dabblet.html b/dabblet.html
 <!-- content to be placed inside <body>…</body> -->

 <!-- In this example, the text will appear to have a strikethrough -->
 <h2>Strikethrough title</h2>

 <!-- We can get rid of the strikethrough look by adding a span tag and applying a background color to the span. Applying a background to the h2:after won't work because it won't adjust and hug the text. -->
 <h2><span>Line-behind title</span></h2>

 <!-- We can achieve a double-lined strikethrough by adding a box-shadow to the tag. You could probably also just use a top & bottom border, then position both. -->
 <h2 class="double"><span>Double-lined title</span></h2>
diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
 {"view":"split","seethrough":"","prefixfree":"1","page":"all"}
	/**
	* Horizontal Type Line Behind Text
	* Inspired by this discussion @ CSS-Tricks: http://css-tricks.com/forums/discussion/comment/51357#Comment_51357
	* Available on jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/ericrasch/jAXXA/
	* Available on Dabblet: http://dabblet.com/gist/2045198
	* Available on GitHub Gist: https://gist.github.com/2045198
	*/

	h2 {
	font: 33px sans-serif;
	margin-top: 30px;
	position: relative;
	text-align: center;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	z-index: 1;
	}

	h2:before {
	border-top: 2px solid #dfdfdf;
	content:"";
	margin: 0 auto; /* this centers the line to the full width specified */
	position: absolute; /* positioning must be absolute here, and relative positioning must be applied to the parent */
	top: 15px; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
	width: 95%;
	z-index: -1;
	}

	h2 span {
	/* to hide the lines from behind the text, you have to set the background color the same as the container */
	background: #fff;
	padding: 0 15px;
	}

	h2.double:before {
	/* this is just to undo the :before styling from above */
	border-top: none;
	}

	h2.double:after {
	border-bottom: 1px solid blue;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 red;
	-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 red;
	box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 red;
	content: "";
	margin: 0 auto; /* this centers the line to the full width specified */
	position: absolute;
	top: 45%; left: 0; right: 0;
	width: 95%;
	z-index: -1;
	}
	<!-- content to be placed inside <body>…</body> -->

	<!-- In this example, the text will appear to have a strikethrough -->
	<h2>Strikethrough title</h2>

	<!-- We can get rid of the strikethrough look by adding a span tag and applying a background color to the span. Applying a background to the h2:after won't work because it won't adjust and hug the text. -->
	<h2><span>Line-behind title</span></h2>

	<!-- We can achieve a double-lined strikethrough by adding a box-shadow to the tag. You could probably also just use a top & bottom border, then position both. -->
	<h2 class="double"><span>Double-lined title</span></h2>