Visited
Pseudo-class:visitedApplies styles to links the user has already visited. Limited styling for privacy reasons.
Example
a:visited {
color: purple;
}Specificity
0-1-0
Browser Support
All browsers
About the Visited
The :visited CSS selector belongs to the Pseudo-class category.Applies styles to links the user has already visited. Limited styling for privacy reasons. Understanding CSS selector specificity and combinators is essential for writing maintainable stylesheets that behave predictably.
The specificity of this selector is 0-1-0. CSS specificity determines which styles are applied when multiple rules target the same element. Higher specificity values take precedence. The specificity hierarchy from lowest to highest is: universal (*) → type/element → class/attribute/pseudo-class → ID → inline styles → !important.
Browser support for Visited is: All browsers. When using newer CSS selectors like :has(), :is(), or CSS nesting, consider providing fallback styles for older browsers. Use @supports to progressively enhance your stylesheets with modern features while maintaining backward compatibility.