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CSS - Pseudo-class :hover
Description
The :hover pseudo-class is used to add special effect to an element when you mouse over it.
While defining pseudo-classes in a <style>...</style> block, following points should be taken care −
a:hover MUST come after a:link and a:visited in the CSS definition in order to be effective.
a:active MUST come after a:hover in the CSS definition in order to be effective.
Pseudo-class names are not case-sensitive.
Pseudo-class are different from CSS classes but they can be combined.
Possible Values
color − Any valid color value.
Applies to
Anchor / Link element.
Example
Following is the example which demonstrates how use :hover class to change the color of links when we bring a mouse pointer over that link.
<html>
<head>
<style type = "text/css">
a:hover {color: #FFCC00}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<a href = "/html/index.htm">Bring Mouse Here</a>
</body>
</html>
This will produce following link. Now you bring your mouse over this link and you will see that it changes its color to yellow.