CSS Pseudo-class :active

Description:

The :active pseudo-class is used to add special effect to an activated element.

While defining pseudo-classes in a <style>...</style> block, following points should be taken care:

• a:hover MUST come after a:link and a:visited in the CSS definition in order to be effective.

• a:active MUST come after a:hover in the CSS definition in order to be effective.

• Pseudo-class names are not case-sensitive.

• Pseudo-class are different from CSS classes but they can be combined.

Possible Values:

• color: Any valid color value.

Applies to:

Anchor / Link element.

Example:

Following is the example which demonstrates how to use :active class to change the color of active links.

<style type="text/css">
a:active {color: #FF00CC}
</style>
<a href="index.html">Click This Link</a>
     

This will produce following link. This will change its color to pink when user clicks it.