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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T14:22:05+00:00 2026-05-14T14:22:05+00:00

Why the following styling of the link does not work ? <html> <head> <style

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Why the following styling of the link does not work ?

<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
    a:link {color:#123456;}    /* unvisited link */
</style>
</head>

<body>
    <a href="http://www.google.com">Visit Google</a>
</body>
</html>

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    2026-05-14T14:22:05+00:00Added an answer on May 14, 2026 at 2:22 pm

    It’s because the link has been visited.

    Try

    a {color: blue;} /* unvisited link */
    a:visited {color: orange;} /* visited link*/
    

    If you remove the last declaration links will be blue regardless of :visited.

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