How to target a link in CSS?

The :link CSS selector targets the unvisited link. To style links that have already been visited, use “:visited”; to style links that have been clicked on, use “:active”; and to style a link while the mouse is over it, use “:hover”.

For example, because most browsers apply a special color to visited links, the links in this example will probably have special font colors only before you visit them. But you'll need to check your browser history to see them again because the background-color value will likely remain even after you've visited the links.

CSS Syntax:

a:link {
  background-color: gold;
  color: green;
}