CSS :visited Selector

/* set color to red for visited links */
a:visited {
  color: red;
}

Meaning

The :visited selector specifies the link after being pressed.

Note: For privacy reasons, the styles that can be modified using this selector are very limited.

Allowed styles:

• color
• background-color
• border-color
• outline color
• column-rule-color
• SVG related the color parts of fill and stroke

Version: CSS1

Standard Syntax

:visited {
  css declarations;
}

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Status

More Example

Styling unvisited, visited, hover, and active links:

/* unvisited link */
a:link {
  color: red;
}

/* visited link */
a:visited {
  color: yellow;
}

/* mouse over link */
a:hover {
  color: black;
}

/* selected link */
a:active {
  color: pink;
}