<csstest def=":hover pseudo-class on links" module="W3C Selectors" modulename="css3-modsel" number="18a" rev="1.0" date="29-february-2004" xmlns:a="http://www.example.org/a" xmlns:b="http://www.example.org/b" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns="http://www.example.org/css3tests">

<author>Ian Hickson</author>

<userinteraction/>

<cssrules>
p { color: navy; }

.a a:hover { background: green; color: white; }

.b a:hover { background: red; color: yellow; }
.b a:link { background: green; color: white; }

.c :link { background: green; color: white; }
.c :visited:hover { background: red; color: yellow; }
</cssrules>

<code>
<p class="a" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The background color of <a href="#foo">this anchor (<strong>here</strong>)</a> should turn to green when the pointing device hovers over it.</p>
<p class="b" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The background color of <a href="#foo">this anchor (<strong>here</strong>)</a> should <strong>remain green when you hover it</strong>.</p>
<p class="c" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The background color of <a href="http://link.example.com/">this anchor (<strong>here</strong>)</a> should <strong>remain green when the pointing device hovers over it</strong> (do not follow that link).</p>
</code>
</csstest>