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April 25, 2012 04:56
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File format-dependent link styles
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| /* external links | |
| The ^= specifies that we want to match links that begin with the http:// | |
| */ | |
| a[href^="http://"]{ | |
| padding-right: 20px; | |
| background: url(external.gif) no-repeat center right; | |
| } | |
| /* emails | |
| The ^= specifies that we want to match links that begin with the mailto: | |
| */ | |
| a[href^="mailto:"]{ | |
| padding-right: 20px; | |
| background: url(email.png) no-repeat center right; | |
| } | |
| /* pdfs | |
| The $= specifies that we want to match links whose hrefs end with ".pdf". | |
| */ | |
| a[href$=".pdf"]{ | |
| padding-right: 20px; | |
| background: url(pdf.png) no-repeat center right; | |
| } | |
| /* zip | |
| Same as above but for zip files and it adds an icon at the right of the link. Therefore the :after | |
| */ | |
| a[href$=".zip"]:after{ | |
| content: url(icons/zip.png); | |
| } |
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This snippet shows small icons next to a link that’s of a certain file format. The following has file format-dependent link styles for email, pdf, and zip file links. You can add more: just copy/paste one chunk and add your own extension (ex. “.mp3″).