:visited

Sets the style of an a element when the link has been visited recently.

Syntax

[a]:visited {sRules}

Possible values

sRules

String that specifies one or more cascading style sheet attribute/value pairs.

Remarks

The default value of the :visited pseudo-class is browser-specific. The time period used to define a recent visit also varies by browser.

The :visited pseudo-class is most often used with :active, :hover and, :link, the pseudo-classes that affect the other states of a link.

Example

The following style rule uses the :visited pseudo-class to set the color property of visited links in a document:

<style>
    a:visited {color:blue} 
</style>

Standards information

This pseudo-class is defined in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 1 (CSS1) .

Applies to

a

See also

Concepts

:active
:hover
:link
color

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