Use CSS to automatically add 'required field' asterisk to form inputs

Question

What is a good way to overcome the unfortunate fact that this code will not work as desired:

    Name:         


        
      

Answer 1

To put it exactly INTO input as it is shown on the following image:

I found the following approach:

.asterisk_input::after {
content:" *"; 
color: #e32;
position: absolute; 
margin: 0px 0px 0px -20px; 
font-size: xx-large; 
padding: 0 5px 0 0; }

Site on which I work is coded using fixed layout so it was ok for me.

I'm not sure that that it's good for liquid design.