Does :before not work on img elements?

Question

I\'m trying to use the :before selector to place an image over another image, but I\'m finding that it simply doesn\'t work to place an image before an im

Answer 1

I tried and found a simpler method to do so. Here is the HTML:

What I did was place an empty

tag after my image tag. Now I will use p::before to show the image and position it according to my needs. Here is the CSS:

#empty_para
{
    display:inline;
    font-size:40;
    background:orange;
    border:2px solid red;
    position:relative;
    top:-400px;
    left:100px;
}
#empty_para::before
{
    content: url('messages.png');
}

Try it.