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animation
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target
text
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CSS :active Selector

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Example

Select and style the active link:

a:active
{
background-color:yellow;
}

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Definition and Usage

The :active selector is used to select and style the active link.

A link becomes active when you click on it.

Tip: Use the :link selector to style links to unvisited pages, the :visited selector to style links to visited pages, and the :hover selector to style links when you mouse over them.

Note: :active MUST come after :hover (if present) in the CSS definition in order to be effective!

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The :active selector is supported in all major browsers.

Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Links

CSS tutorial: CSS Pseudo classes

Examples

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Example

Select and style unvisited, visited, hover, and active links:

a:link    {color:green;}
a:visited {color:green;}
a:hover   {color:red;}
a:active  {color:yellow;}

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Example

Style links with different styles:

a.ex1:hover,a.ex1:active {color:red;}
a.ex2:hover,a.ex2:active {font-size:150%;}

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