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:link pseudo-class
Sets the style of an a element when the link has not been visited recently.
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Syntax
selector:link {...}Parameters
- selector
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A CSS simple selector.
Standards information
- CSS 2.1, Section 5.11.2
Remarks
The :link pseudo-class is often used with :active, :hover and :visited, the pseudo-classes that affect the other states of a link.
The default value of the :link pseudo-class is browser-specific. The time period used to define a recent visit also varies by browser.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 applies the value of the :link pseudo-class to the :visited pseudo-class.
Examples
The following style rule uses the :link pseudo-class to set the default color attribute of a link in a document.
<style>
A:link { color:#FF0000 }
</style>
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