active Pseudo-class

Sets the style of anchor when the link is engaged or active.

Syntax

HTML	[A]:active { attribute1:parameter1 [; attribute2:parameter2 [; . . .]] }
Scripting	N/A

Possible Values

attribute	Any attribute applicable to text.
parameter	Any of the range of values available to the corresponding attribute.

The default value is browser-specific.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see dynamic properties.

Remarks

Active means that the user currently is navigating the link. The active pseudo-class is often used to set specific styles for the other states of a link: link, visited, and hover. Using pseudo-classes on objects other than the A object has no effect.

Example

This example uses the active pseudo-class to set the attributes of the active link.

Sample Code

A:active { font-weight:bold; color:purple }

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	HTML A Scripting N/A

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