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HTML

<div class="buttons-arrow">lorem ipsum</div>

CSS

.buttons-sprite, .buttons-arrow, .buttons-arrow:before .buttons-arrow {
    background: url(http://placekitten.com/500/500/) no-repeat;
  }

  .buttons-arrow {
    background-position: 0 0;
  }

  .buttons-arrow:hover, .buttons-arrow.arrow_hover, .buttons-arrow.arrow-hover {
    background-position: 0 -137px;
  }

  .buttons-arrow {
    background-image: none;
    width: 30px;
    height: 45px;
    margin-left: 150px;
  }

  .buttons-arrow:before {
    display: block;
    content: "";
    width: 15px;
    height: 27px;
  }

  .buttons-arrow:before .buttons-arrow {
    background-position: 0 0;
  }

  .buttons-arrow:before .buttons-arrow:hover, .buttons-arrow:before .buttons-arrow.arrow_hover, .buttons-arrow:before .buttons-arrow.arrow-hover {
    background-position: 0 -27px;
  }

  .buttons-arrow:hover {
    background-color: #ea4800;
  }