Create > Arrows with :before, :after and CSS Transforms

by stowball

HTML

<h2>Create > Arrows with :before, :after and CSS Transforms</h2>
<a href="#">Link with an arrow</a>

CSS

a {
    background: #bbb;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbb 100%);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbb 100%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #efefef), color-stop(100%, #bbb));
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbb 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbb 100%);
    border: 1px solid #aaa;
    color: #c00;
    -moz-border-radius: 5px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    padding: 10px 25px 10px 10px;
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
}

a:before, a:after {
    border-right: 2px solid;
    content: '';
    display: block;
    height: 8px;
    margin-top: -6px;
    position: absolute;
    -moz-transform: rotate(135deg);
    -o-transform: rotate(135deg);
    -webkit-transform: rotate(135deg);
    transform: rotate(135deg);
    right: 10px;
    top: 50%;
    width: 0;
}

a:after {
    margin-top: -1px;
    -moz-transform: rotate(45deg);
    -o-transform: rotate(45deg);
    -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
}

a:hover, a:focus,
a:hover:before, a:hover:after,
a:focus:before, a:focus:after {
    color: #000;
}