:local-link

The:local-linkCSSpseudo-classrepresents a link to the same document. Therefore an element that is the source anchor of a hyperlink whose target's absolute URL matches the element's own document URL.

css
/* Selects any <a> that links to the current document */
a:local-link {
color: green;
}

Syntax

css
:local-link {
/*... */
}

Examples

HTML

html
<a href= "#target" >This is a link on the current page.</a><br />
<a href= "https://example" >This is an external link</a><br />

CSS

css
a:local-link {
color: green;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
Selectors Level 4
#local-link-pseudo

Browser compatibility

This feature is a proposal integrated into the specification. Currently, no browser supports it.

See also