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<html><head><style>a:link { background-color: yellow;}a:visited { background-color: cyan;}a:hover { background-color: lightgreen;}a:active { background-color: hotpink;} </style></head><body><h1>Style a link with background-color</h1><p><a href="default.asp" target="_blank">This is a link</a></p><p><b>Note:</b> :hover must come after :link and :visited in order to be effective.</p><p><b>Note:</b> :active must come after :hover in order to be effective.</p></body></html>