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

To avoid modifying the document tree, you could use a JavaScript click handler for a:after.

Edit: This doesn't work, because pseudo elements aren't added to the DOM.