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mgifford · 2026-09-09T18:06:54Z

Summary

Correct the collapsed navigation icon selector from ::after:hover to :where(:hover)::after. Applying hover to the containing span produces a valid selector. Using :where() preserves the previous specificity, so application styles that customize the icon continue to win.

A plain :hover::after introduces an override regression. With this later application rule, the icon should remain red on hover:

.usa-nav__primary button[aria-expanded=false] span::after {
  background-color: rgb(190, 0, 0);
}

The previous PR head changed the icon to the system button-text color. The repaired head retains red. Originally reported by @nektro.

Breaking change

This is not a breaking change. Existing markup and customization precedence remain supported. The demonstrated override regression in the earlier PR head is repaired.

Testing and review

Verified at ec3e720edcbcd20f2dd69cf13da70ae6621d5e43:

Compiled the actual base and PR Sass and reproduced the consumer override failure in Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit. All three engines pass the repaired case.
Compared idle, hover, keyboard-focus, and expanded states at 375px and 1200px with normal and emulated forced colors. All 16 base/repair observations per engine match for default styling.
Retained before/after screenshots using the pinned Material icon assets. Formatting and whitespace checks pass.
Current build, signature, CodeQL, and security checks pass. The title follows the current conventional-title policy.

These are browser probes, not a committed regression test in the repository suite. A jsdom hover assertion cannot verify rendered pseudo-element styling. Durable CSS-aware browser coverage remains a useful follow-up. Forced-colors emulation does not establish actual Windows high-contrast behavior, and WebKit is not released Safari.

Before merge, refresh the branch base and rerun final verification. The current PR title workflow checks an older trusted base that lacks .github/scripts/check-pr-title.test.mjs, so it fails before validating the title. This PR remains open.

Change ::after:hover to :hover::after in the nav accordion expand/collapse icon hover state. Firefox does not reliably fire :hover on ::after pseudo-elements. Moving :hover to the parent span and styling ::after inside the hover state ensures the icon color change works in both Chrome and Firefox.

github-actions · 2026-09-09T18:07:09Z

Hi @mgifford — thanks for your contribution!

There is one thing that may be holding this up: for security reasons, USWDS requires that all commits to this repo have a verified commit. The following commit(s) on this PR aren't verified:

9036e86 — Fix nav accordion icon hover selector for Firefox

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mgifford · 2026-09-09T18:17:29Z

I thought I addressed the author response, but perhaps not. This is a trivial patch.

chandracarney · 2026-09-10T16:01:53Z

Hey @mgifford thanks for the contribution! The label is automatically added to issues without a verified signature. You'll have to follow the steps in the GitHub Actions comment above for commit verification, then push again.

mgifford · 2026-09-11T19:16:51Z

I think it is sorted now.

ryparker · 2026-09-17T11:27:02Z

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coderabbitai · 2026-09-17T11:27:19Z

📝 Summary

Summary by CodeRabbit

Bug Fixes
- Fixed the collapsed primary navigation button’s add icon so its hover styling now responds correctly when hovering over the button area.

Walkthrough

The collapsed primary navigation add-icon selector now applies the ::after background color when its containing span is hovered.

Changes

Navigation hover behavior

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update add-icon hover selector `packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss`	The selector changed from `::after:hover` to `:hover::after`. Hovering the containing `span` now changes the `::after` icon background color.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested labels: Context: Sass

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to ec3e7

The hover fix is likely correct, but without regression coverage future changes could silently restore the broken navigation icon behavior.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 7 | ❌ 3

❌ Failed checks (3 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Breaking Change Declared	⚠️ Warning	The PR description contains none of the three required template statements. The authoritative diff changes only `packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss`, from `&::after:hover` to `&:where(:hover)::…	Add exactly one of these statements to the PR description: `This is not a breaking change.`, `:warning: This is potentially a breaking change.`, or `:warning: This is a breaking change.`
Regression Test Targets The Change	⚠️ Warning	The PR changes production Sass in `packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss`, but the diff contains no Mocha `*.spec.js` or sass-true test change. The changed path is the collapsed nav accordion icon…	Add a sass-true test for the collapsed nav accordion icon rule. Assert that the generated selector applies `background-color: buttonText` to `span::after` when the containing `span` is hovered. The assertion must fail against the base selec…
Title check	⚠️ Warning	The title describes the navigation icon hover fix, but it does not follow the required `USWDS - <Package or Area>: <Brief statement>` format.	Change the title to the required format, such as `USWDS - Navigation: Preserve hover icons and theme overrides`.

✅ Passed checks (7 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
No New Runtime Dependency	✅ Passed	PASS. The pull request changes only `packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss`. No `package.json` file changed, and the dependency-field comparison found zero changes. No non-excluded production Java…
New Api Surface Follow-Ups	✅ Passed	PASS. The authoritative diff changes one existing selector in `packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss` from `&::after:hover` to `&:where(:hover)::after`. It adds no `$theme-*` setting, public Sass …
Accessibility Verification Declared	✅ Passed	The check is not applicable. The authoritative diff changes only one SCSS selector from `&::after:hover` to `&:where(:hover)::after` in `packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss`. It does not change …
Theme Token Discipline	✅ Passed	PASS. The authoritative diff changes only `packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss`, replacing the selector `&::after:hover` with `&:where(:hover)::after`. The existing `background-color: buttonText…
Description check	✅ Passed	The description clearly explains the selector change, its hover behavior, specificity preservation, and verification results.

Full details: Breaking Change Declared

Explanation

The PR description contains none of the three required template statements. The authoritative diff changes only packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss, from &::after:hover to &:where(:hover)::after at line 256. No qualifying JavaScript, Twig, class, theme-setting, or built-CSS source-order change appears in the diff, but the missing declaration alone meets the failure condition.

Full details: Regression Test Targets The Change

Explanation

The PR changes production Sass in packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss, but the diff contains no Mocha *.spec.js or sass-true test change. The changed path is the collapsed nav accordion icon hover rule: base uses span::after:hover, while head uses span:where(:hover)::after to set background-color: buttonText. Existing packages/usa-nav/src/test/navigation.spec.js covers navigation behavior, not this CSS selector.

Resolution

Add a sass-true test for the collapsed nav accordion icon rule. Assert that the generated selector applies background-color: buttonText to span::after when the containing span is hovered. The assertion must fail against the base selector ::after:hover and pass against the new :where(:hover)::after selector.

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Keep the hover pseudo-class before the pseudo-element while using :where() to avoid increasing selector specificity. Existing later consumer icon-color overrides continue to win.

ryparker · 2026-09-18T07:11:06Z

Fixed the hover selector in ec3e720e using :where(:hover)::after. The earlier :hover::after correction made the selector valid but increased specificity, overriding custom icon colors on hover.

With .usa-nav__primary button[aria-expanded=false] span::after { background-color: rgb(190, 0, 0); } loaded after USWDS, the original code keeps the icon red. The previous PR version changed it to the system button-text color; this fix keeps it red again.

Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit reproduce the old failure and pass the fixed case. I also compared idle, hover, keyboard-focus, and expanded states at 375px and 1200px, with normal and emulated forced colors. All 16 observations per engine match the original defaults. These checks used the actual compiled Sass and pinned Material icon assets; before/after screenshots are saved, and formatting checks pass.

The demonstrated override regression is fixed. Checks in actual Windows high-contrast mode and released Safari would still be useful; emulation and WebKit don't cover those platforms. The PR remains open.

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256-256: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add regression coverage for the collapsed-navigation selector.

The existing fixture has the required aria-expanded="false" trigger and child span, but navigation.spec.js does not load the stylesheet. Because jsdom cannot apply :hover or expose rendered ::after styles, a hover-event assertion cannot detect this SCSS change. Add the required Mocha + jsdom trigger coverage and a CSS-aware assertion for span:where(:hover)::after.
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In `@packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss` at line 256, Add regression
coverage in navigation.spec.js for the collapsed-navigation trigger using the
existing aria-expanded="false" fixture and child span: load the relevant
stylesheet, simulate the hover event with Mocha/jsdom, and add a CSS-aware
assertion targeting span:where(:hover)::after rather than relying on
jsdom-rendered pseudo-element styles.

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Other comments:
In `@packages/usa-nav/src/styles/_usa-nav.scss`:
- Line 256: Add regression coverage in navigation.spec.js for the
collapsed-navigation trigger using the existing aria-expanded="false" fixture
and child span: load the relevant stylesheet, simulate the hover event with
Mocha/jsdom, and add a CSS-aware assertion targeting span:where(:hover)::after
rather than relying on jsdom-rendered pseudo-element styles.

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Preserve navigation icon theme overrides

ec3e720

Keep the hover pseudo-class before the pseudo-element while using :where() to avoid increasing selector specificity. Existing later consumer icon-color overrides continue to win.

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ryparker changed the title ~~Fix nav accordion icon hover selector for Firefox~~ fix(nav): preserve hover icons and theme overrides Sep 18, 2026

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