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:future

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The :future CSS pseudo-class selector is a time-dimensional pseudo-class that will match for any element which appears entirely after an element that matches :current. For example in a video with captions which are being displayed by WebVTT.

:future(p, span) {
  display: none;
}

Syntax

:future {
  /* ... */
}

Examples

CSS

:future(p, span) {
  display: none;
}

HTML

<video controls preload="metadata">
  <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
  <source src="video.webm" type="video/webm" />
  <track
    label="English"
    kind="subtitles"
    srclang="en"
    src="subtitles.vtt"
    default />
</video>

WebVTT

WEBVTT FILE

1
00:00:03.500 --> 00:00:05.000
This is the first caption

2
00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:09.000
This is the second caption

3
00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:19.000
This is the third caption

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
:future No No No No No 7 No No No No 7 No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:future