:link
Quick Summary for :link
:link
CSS pseudo-class represents an element that has not yet been visited. It matches every unvisited <a>
or <area>
element that has an href
attribute.
Code Usage for :link
/* Selects any <a> that has not been visited yet */ a:link { color: red; }
More Details for :link
:link
The :link
CSS pseudo-class represents an element that has not yet been visited. It matches every unvisited <a>
or <area>
element that has an href
attribute.
/* Selects any <a> that has not been visited yet */ a:link { color: red; }
Styles defined by the :link
pseudo-class will be overridden by any subsequent link-related pseudo-class (:active
, :hover
, or :visited
) that has at least equal specificity. To style links appropriately, put the :link
rule before all other link-related rules, as defined by the LVHA-order: :link
— :visited
— :hover
— :active
.
Note: Use :any-link
to select an element independent of whether it has been visited or not.
Syntax
:link
Examples
By default, most browsers apply a special color
value to visited links. Thus, the links in this example will probably have special font colors only before you visit them. (After that, you'll need to clear your browser history to see them again.) However, the background-color
values are likely to remain, as most browsers do not set that property on visited links by default.
HTML
<a href="#ordinary-target">This is an ordinary link.</a><br> <a href="">You've already visited this link.</a><br> <a>Placeholder link (won't get styled)</a>
CSS
a:link { background-color: gold; color: green; }
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # selector-link |
Selectors Level 4 # link |
See also
Link-related pseudo-classes::visited
, :hover
, :active
Last modified: Aug 12, 2021, by MDN contributors
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