CSS - Pseudo-class :link

Description

The :link pseudo-class is used to add special effect to an unvisited link.

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 to use :link class to set the link color.

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <style type = "text/css">
         a:link {color:#000000}
      </style>
   </head>

   <body>
      <a href = "/html/index.htm">Black Link</a>
   </body>
</html>

This will produce following black link −