Should you use a:hover, a:active, a:visited and a:link, or similar javascript things (tags??) instead?
Should you use a:hover, a:active, a:visited and a:link, or similar javascript things (tags??) instead?
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Should you use a:hover, a:active, a:visited and a:link, or similar javascript things (tags??) instead?
Highly dependent on what you’re trying to do. If a:active/:visited/:link/:hover provide sufficient styling control, use those as they work across browsers with or without JavaScript enabled. If you’re trying to do something fancy that can’t be accomplished with CSS, then use JavaScript. It’s also common to mix the two techniques… Use CSS for the parts where you can and use JavaScript for everything else.