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Text input field, step 4
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Text input field, step 3

Now that the placeholder is ready, let’s create a decorative selection effect for the focused input field using the pseudo-elements for .label-box.

This selection will look like an additional bottom border near the input field. The border will appear from the center of the field when the cursor appears in it, and it will disappear when the field is no longer in focus.

Create a decorative border from two pieces. Use .label-box::before and .label-box::after for each part.

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Text input field, step 3</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="material.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css"> </head> <body class="purple-theme"> <section class="card"> <h1 class="question"><span>What was the very first web browser was called?</span></h1> <form class="answers" action="https://echo.htmlacademy.ru/courses" method="post"> <button class="fab" type="submit">&#58882;</button> <div> <input type="text" required> <div class="label-box"> <label>Word in English</label> </div> </div> </form> </section> </body> </html>
CSS
.label-box { position: relative; width: 270px; } .label-box::before { } .label-box::after { } input { box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px; width: 270px; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #757575; font-size: 18px; } label { position: absolute; top: -36px; color: #757575; font-size: 18px; transition: 0.2s ease all; pointer-events: none; } input:focus ~ .label-box label, input:valid ~ .label-box label { font-size: 14px; transform: translateY(-20px); }

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    1. Assign the following to the .label-box::before pseudo-element: the contents content: "", absolute positioning, height of 2px, width of 50%, background color of #757575,
    2. and coordinates of bottom: 1px and left: 50%.
    3. Assign the following to the .label-box::after pseudo-element: the contents content: "", absolute positioning, height of 2px, width of 50%, background color of #757575,
    4. and coordinates of bottom: 1px and right: 50%.

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