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Zach Allan
19,452 PointsPseudo Class :vistited
Even before I added the :visited pseudo class, the 'a' elements in the 'nav' would still stay the same color even if I clicked on them. Why is this?
5 Answers
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 PointsWhen you set the color on an <a> tag that sets the default color for all states. I may be mistaken on this point, however.
More importantly though it is a security feature that most browsers have implemented. Read more about it.
Andrew Youngwerth
10,188 PointsYou must have a style sheet somewhere that already affects visited anchor elements. That or sometimes the color change can be difficult to see.
Zach Allan
19,452 PointsI have normalize.css applied, but in that stylesheet I could not find anything for :visited.
Andrew Youngwerth
10,188 Pointslook at the color closely. you'll probably notice there is a slight change.
Zach Allan
19,452 PointsAwesome! Thanks guys.