CSS :visitedSelectors
Complete CSS Selector Reference Manual
Example
Select the style for visited links:
a:visited
{
background-color:yellow;
}
{
background-color:yellow;
}
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Definition and Usage
:visited adds special styles to visited links.
Tip:Use the :visited selector to set styles for visited page links,:hoverthe selector for the style of links when the mouse hovers over them,:activethe selector sets the style for when you click a link.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version number that supports that property.
| Selectors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :visited | 4.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 9.6 |
Related Articles
CSS Tutorial:CSS Links
CSS Tutorial:CSS Pseudo-classes
More Examples
Example
Links that are active, visited, unvisited, or have a mouse hovering over them:
a:link {color:green;}
a:visited {color:green;}
a:hover {color:red;}
a:active {color:yellow;}
a:visited {color:green;}
a:hover {color:red;}
a:active {color:yellow;}
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Example
Link styles for different states:
a.ex1:hover,a.ex1:active {color:red;}
a.ex2:hover,a.ex2:active {font-size:150%;}
a.ex2:hover,a.ex2:active {font-size:150%;}
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