86404 2012-05-14 14:29:50 -0700 first-letter not updated when :before content is inserted 2026-04-06 13:41:04 -0700 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit Layout and Rendering 528+ (Nightly build) Unspecified Unspecified RESOLVED DUPLICATE 47815 P2 Normal --- 1 inferno webkit-unassigned ahmad.saleem792 arpitabahuguna hyatt igor.oliveira jchaffraix kenrb mitz ntim samwcurry vijayan.bits oldest_to_newest 623337 0 inferno 2012-05-14 14:29:50 -0700 <!DOCTYPE html>  <html style="font-family: ahem; font-size: 50px; -webkit-font-smoothing: none;"> <style> div:first-letter { color: green; } .test:before { content: 'A'; } </style> <body> <div id="div1">BCD</div> <script> document.body.offsetTop; document.getElementById('div1').setAttribute('class', 'test'); </script> </body> </html> Right now, you will see 'A' and 'B' both green. 681791 1 arpitabahuguna 2012-07-30 02:10:56 -0700 This issue is perhaps related to the FIXME mentioned in RenderBlock::updateFirstLetter(): // FIXME: We need to destroy the first-letter object if it is no longer the first child. Need to find // an efficient way to check for that situation though before implementing anything. Shall try and upload a patch for the same. 1942004 2 ahmad.saleem792 2023-03-16 19:05:30 -0700 (In reply to Arpita Bahuguna from comment #1) > This issue is perhaps related to the FIXME mentioned in > RenderBlock::updateFirstLetter(): > // FIXME: We need to destroy the first-letter object if it is no longer > the first child. Need to find > // an efficient way to check for that situation though before > implementing anything. > > Shall try and upload a patch for the same. We still have this FIXME - https://searchfox.org/wubkat/source/Source/WebCore/rendering/RenderBlock.cpp#2668 2197362 3 ntim 2026-04-06 13:41:04 -0700 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 47815 ***