The CSS reference

":visited" - css pseudo-class (v. css 1)

  • Will add a style to a visited link
  • HTML usage: all elements
  • Note: that the :hover must be placed after the :link and :visited rules, since otherwise the cascading rules will hide the 'color' property of the :hover rule.
  • Similarly, because :active is placed after :hover, the active color will apply when the user both activates and hovers over the element.
  • Browsers that support the :visited - pseudo-class :
    Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Opera Google Chrome Apple Safari
Typical usage:
a:visited { color: blue }   /* visited links   */

Pseudo-class ":visited" example:

<!DOCTYPE HTML >
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Page title</title>
    <style type="text/css">
      input[type='submit']:hover {
        background-color: #FF8000;
        color: #0080FF; }
     input[type='submit']:active {
        background-color: #0000FF;
        color: #FFFF00; }
      a:link {   background-color: #000000;
        color: #FFFFFF; }
      a:visited { background-color: #97FF31;
        color: #9831FF;  }
      a:hover { background-color: #7171E8;
        color: #E8E871; }
      a:active { background-color: #0000FF;
        color: #FFFF00; }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form action="http://www.yahoo.com" target="_blank">
      Go to : <input type="submit" value="Yahoo" />
    </form>
    <a href="http://www.e-source4u.com" target="_blank">
      Go to www.e-source4u.com!</a>
  </body>
</html>
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