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CSS :visited Selector

:visited CSS pseudo-class represents links that the user has visited.

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Online Example

Select the style of visited links:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title> 
<style> 
a:visited
{
background-color:lightgreen;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<a href="//www.oldtoolbag.com">oldtoolbag.com</a>
<a href="//www.baidu.com" target="_blank">baidu.com</a>
<a href="//www.pcjson.com" target="_top">pcjson.com</a>
<p><b>Attention:</b> The :visited selector styles links to pages you have already visited.</p>
</body>
</html>
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Definition and Usage

:visited adds special styles to visited links.

Tip: The :visited selector is used to set the style of visited page links. :hoverSelector for the link style when the mouse hovers over it:active Selector sets the style when you click the link.

Browser Compatibility

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that supports the attribute.

Selector




:visited4.07.02.03.19.6

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Online Example

Active, visited, unvisited, or when the mouse hovers over the link:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title> 
<style>
a:link {color:green;}
a:visited {color:green;}
a:hover {color:red;}
a:active {color:yellow;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Move the mouse over and click this link: <a href="//www.oldtoolbag.com/">oldtoolbag.com</a></p>
</body>
</html>
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Online Example

Different link styles:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title> 
<style>
a.ex1:hover,a.ex1:active {color:red;}
a.ex2:hover,a.ex2:active {font-size:150%;}
a.ex3:hover,a.ex3:active {background:red;}
a.ex4:hover,a.ex4:active {font-family:monospace;}
a.ex5:visited,a.ex5:link {text-decoration:none;}
a.ex5:hover,a.ex5:active {text-decoration:underline;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Move the mouse over the link to see the style change./p>
<p><a class="ex1" href="/css/">This link changes the color</a></p>
<p><a class="ex2" href="/css/">This link changes the font size</a></p>
<p><a class="ex3" href="/css/">This link changes the background color</a></p>
<p><a class="ex4" href="/css/">This link changes the font type</a></p>
<p><a class="ex5" href="/css/">This link changes the text decoration</a></p>
</body>
</html>
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