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[selectors] A pseudo-element should start with :: at its start #6928

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https://drafts.csswg.org/selectors/#grammar

<pseudo-element-selector> = ':' <pseudo-class-selector>

[...]

The four Level 2 pseudo-elements (::before, ::after, ::first-line, and ::first-letter) may, for legacy reasons, be represented using the <pseudo-class-selector> grammar, with only a single ":" character at their start.

I think it should be:

<pseudo-element-selector> = ':'{1,2} <pseudo-class-selector>

Or:

<pseudo-element-selector> = '::' <pseudo-class-selector>

[...]

The four Level 2 pseudo-elements (::before, ::after, ::first-line, and ::first-letter) may, for legacy reasons, be represented using the <pseudo-class-selector> grammar, with only a single ":" character at their start.

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