Is there a css selector for punctuation or character? - css

Question

Given the element :
<span>一、對話 Dialogues</span>
One of my font is really unelegant on that side, adding an overly wide space :
Is there a css rule to style only the punctuation 、 ?
NB: I searched the web and found nothing. Currently assume only HTML elements can receive styles. So I have to use JS to get the string, then str.replace('、','<span class="punt">、</span>'), then put back the string with the dedicated html element and class. But I would like to ask the community and create this question, even if dumb, so other users may find this question/answer in the future.

Answer 1

You could use #Font-face and Unicode range to style your punctuation with an other font.
First, identify your characters' code :
var charcode = '、'.codePointAt(0).toString(16); // "3001"
alert(charcode) // "3001"
Then, load your default font and your support font with unicode range
/* For general characters *********************************** */
#font-face {
font-family: 'MyFont';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Font1onPC'), /* tries to load local font file */
url('https://fonts.gstatic.com/font.woff2') format('woff2'),
url('https://fonts.gstatic.com/font.woff') format('woff');
}
/* For special characters ********************************** */
#font-face {
font-family: 'MyFont'; /* IMPORTANT: same name*/
src: local('Font2onPC'), /* tries to load local font file */
url('https://fonts.gstatic.com/anotherFont.woff2') format('woff2'),
url('https://fonts.gstatic.com/anotherFont.woff') format('woff');
unicode-range: U+3001; /* IMPORTANT */
}
Should work.
Source : https://jakearchibald.com/2017/combining-fonts/
Alternatively, you could edit that font on this character.