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CSS :visited Selector

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Example

Select and style visited links:

a:visited
{
background-color:yellow;
}

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Definition and Usage

The :visited selector is used to select visited links.

Tip: Use the :link selector to style links to unvisited pages, the :hover selector to style links when you mouse over them, and the :active selector to style links when you click on them.

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The :visited selector is supported in all major browsers.

Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Links

CSS tutorial: CSS Pseudo classes

Examples

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Example

Select and style unvisited, visited, hover, and active links:

a:link    {color:green;}
a:visited {color:green;}
a:hover   {color:red;}
a:active  {color:yellow;}

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Example

Style links with different styles:

a.ex1:hover,a.ex1:active {color:red;}
a.ex2:hover,a.ex2:active {font-size:150%;}

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