I am trying to use the :after CSS pseudo-element on an input field, but it does not work. If I use it with a span, it works OK. <style type="text/css"> .mystyle:after {content:url(smiley.gif);} .mystyle {color:red;} </style> This works (puts the smiley after "buu!" and before "some more") <span class="mystyle">buuu!</span>a some more This does not work - it only colors someValue in red, but there