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CSS :link Selector

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The :link is used to target the unvisited link for styling not the links which is already visited. For styling on visited use “:visited“, for styling on click use “:active” and for styling move mouse on link use “:hover”.

Syntax:  

:link {
  //property
}

Example: 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        a:link {
            background-color: limegreen;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <h3>Unvisited links.</h3>
    <a href="https://ide.geeksforgeeks.org/">Geeks for Geeks</a>
</body>
</html>


Output: 

Supported Browsers: 

  • Google Chrome 1.0
  • Edge 12.0
  • Firefox 1.0
  • Safari 1
  • Opera 3.5

Last Updated : 07 Jun, 2023
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