Overlapping icons on Github menu link
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- JavaScript
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Description
External link icon in ::after overlaps the github icon in ::before - I imagine this is a small regression from the great "external icons shouldn't wrap independently" work.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the CSS for the GitHub menu link and its ::before and ::after pseudo-elements. Reproduce the overlapping icons, adjust their layout so the icons remain separated, and verify that the external-link icon does not wrap independently.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- css
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100