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CSS The Selectors Solution

Posted by Eddie Harmon
Eddie Harmon
17,094 Points

Why doesn't the hover color work on a visited link? Does a visited link "override" the hover color?

So on this practice session, I know that both of my selectors are working (because the text-decoration is removed upon hovering). However, why does it not change the color to what is specified when hovering and then return back to the "visited" color designation? It remains the same forever after it has been visited, regardless of the hover state. Here is my CSS:

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

main a:visited { color: #b34e56; }

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points

A pseudo-class will be overridden by any subsequent link-related pseudo-class. So to style links appropriately, put the :hover rule after the :link and :visited rules but before the :active one.

This is known as the LVHA-order :point_right: :link — :visited — :hover — :active.

Eddie Harmon
Eddie Harmon
17,094 Points

Steven, here is today's daily reminder that you are indeed, THE MAN! 🏅🏆🥇

Agop Karoghlanian
Agop Karoghlanian
Courses Plus Student 9,058 Points

main a:visited { color: red; }

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

main a:active{ color: blue; }

This is the way i put my code. It's never blue. Before i hover, its always red. when i hover, it turns into tomato. But it never turns blue.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points

It should be blue when active. You can generally only see the active state while you are holding down the mouse button.