Possible to make a:after/before pseudo elements clickable as part of the link?

Question

pseudo elements a:after a:before allow you to add text that appears to be part of the link. However, I can\'t seem to figure out a way to make that portion clickable as part

Answer 1

I've had the same problem and apparently if I set

a { vertical-align: middle; }

(thus on the link itself, not the pseudo element), it works.