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<span class="ss-settings default">Settings</span>
<span class="ss-settings">Settings</span>

span {
    font-size: 22px;
    font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
    color: #aaaaaa;
    margin-right: 20px;
}

.ss-settings:before { 
    position: relative;
    top: .125em;
    color: #db586f;
    margin-right: 7px;
}

.default:before {
    top: 0;
}