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Comments on Is there a JavaScript command to remove all CSS pseudo-elements whatsoever in a document?

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Is there a JavaScript command to remove all CSS pseudo-elements whatsoever in a document? [closed]

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Closed as unclear by Alexei‭ on May 1, 2022 at 17:05

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In a dense DOM tree created by a content management system which I didn't create and don't know much about there might be pseudo elements hiding in various places.

To ensure that, I want to run some recursive "brute force" JavaScript command that removes any CSS pseudo element whatsoever from a document.

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document.querySelectorAll('*').forEach((element)=>{
    DELETE A CSS PSEUDO ELEMENT;
});

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Is there a JavaScript command to remove all CSS pseudo-elements whatsoever in a document?

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What are you trying to achieve exactly? (6 comments)
What are you trying to achieve exactly?
Zakk‭ wrote almost 2 years ago

From your previous post, it looks like you have a XY Problem.

deleted user wrote almost 2 years ago

The particular philosophy of XY problem isn't enforced in that website (I'd be glad to know I am wrong).

Anyway, my opinion is that the post too long already and I don't think it will be constructive to add any further details and of course I have detailed what is it that I try to achieve.

Alexei‭ wrote almost 2 years ago

I think it makes sense to understand how the pseudo-elements are actually creating the trouble in your case and why you want them removed. I am not very knowledgeable in CSS, but I guess that such brute-force approaches might seriously mess the layout (i.e. the pseudo-elements are there for a reason).

Zakk‭ wrote almost 2 years ago

deleted user Take a look at this question.

deleted user wrote almost 2 years ago

Helllo Alexei‭

It weren't pseudo elements but regular texts deep inside the DOM.

I want a brute force approach just to ensure that in a console test but eventually I didn't need it because these are text.

^__^

Alexei‭ wrote almost 2 years ago

I closed the question because it is not clear what it is being asked. The title suggests a way to remove the pseudo elements, but a previous comment actually mentions removing regular text inside a DOM element.