CSS Pseudo Classes

• link – this is a link that has not been used, nor is a mouse pointer hovering over it
• visited – this is a link that has been used before, but has no mouse on it
• hover – this is a link currently has a mouse pointer hovering over it/on it
• active – this is a link that is in the process of being clicked

Example:

a:link {color:#FF0000;}
a:visited {color:#00FF00;}
a:hover {color:#FF00FF;}
a:active {color:#0000FF;}

Note: The states must be defined in the correct order