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CSS

steve liebenberg
steve liebenberg
1,530 Points
Posted by steve liebenberg
steve liebenberg
1,530 Points

Please check out my files on the practice css selector review/challenge I can't get hover to work

I can't find any errors. However, it will not hover in the main section .... can someone please look at the files?

This is the only part that isn't working: /* Create hover and visited styles for all links inside 'main' */

main a:hover { color: red; text-decoration: none; }

main a:visited { color: skyblue; }

Here is a snapshot of my files: https://w.trhou.se/zd6dnl7rf2

Thank you, Steve

2 Answers

Benjamin Larson
Benjamin Larson
34,055 Points
Benjamin Larson
Benjamin Larson
34,055 Points

Hi Steve -

The red hover is technically working and displays correctly until those links have been visited and the hover state is then being replaced by the visited style. Order is important in defining anchor states. So hover needs to come after link and visited. You can also use the pseudo-class active for an anchor that is currently being clicked. 

main a:link {
  color: red;
  text-decoration: none;
}

main a:visited {
  color: skyblue;
}

main a:hover {
  color: red;
  text-decoration: none;
}