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Start your free trialLeandro Botella Penalva
17,618 PointsDifference between a:visited and :visited or a:link and :link
:link and :visited pseudo classes only apply to links. I tried them without the "a" type selector and they work as well:
:visited { color: lightblue; } :link { color: orange; }
Is there any noticeable difference between using these pseudo classes alone like above or using them with the "a" type selector like a:visited and a:link?
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,124 PointsThere might be a performance difference.
Without the "a", any element would be a potential target to check.
Also, I think including the "a" improves the readability of the CSS.
Leandro Botella Penalva
17,618 PointsLeandro Botella Penalva
17,618 PointsThanks, I guess I will stick to putting the a type selector to avoid any potential issues.