Absolutely! You can style those manually added asterisks using CSS without needing extra HTML changes. Here are two straightforward approaches tailored to your setup:

1. Target Asterisks as the First Character (Simplest Solution) #

Since your asterisks are always the first character in the span's text (like *Forename:), the :first-letter pseudo-element is perfect here. It lets you style only that initial character without affecting the rest of the label text.

Use this CSS to make the asterisks stand out:

/* Target all span labels with IDs starting with your specific prefix */
span[id^="ctl00_content_genTextBoxLbl"]:first-letter {
  color: #e74c3c; /* Bright red for high visibility */
  font-size: 1.3em; /* Slightly larger than the label text */
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-right: 3px; /* Add a small space between asterisk and label */
}

The [id^="ctl00_content_genTextBoxLbl"] selector ensures you only target the form label spans you've modified, not other spans on the page.

2. More Precise Targeting (For Edge Cases) #

If you're worried about accidentally styling spans that don't have an asterisk (though :first-letter won't do anything if the first character isn't an asterisk), you can use the modern :has() pseudo-class to narrow things down further. This works in all modern browsers:

span[id^="ctl00_content_genTextBoxLbl"]:has(:first-child):first-letter {
  color: #e74c3c;
  font-size: 1.3em;
  font-weight: bold;
}

This ensures you only apply styles to spans that actually have text content starting with your asterisk.

Quick Notes #

• Test the styles in your specific portal to adjust colors/sizes to match your design system.
• If you ever switch to adding asterisks via a dedicated <span class="required"> tag, you could simplify this even more—but for your current manual setup, these methods work perfectly.

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