# A:link A:hover A:problems

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [February 8, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095 "2003-02-08T20:25:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/1 "2003-02-08T20:25:06Z")

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any clue why this isnt working? when i hover over the links or when its active the underline and overline dont show up… why?

```php
<style>
		A:link {color:#CC0000;text decoration:none}
		A:active {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:underline overline}
		A:hover {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:underline overline}
		A:visited {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none}
</style>

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/2 "2003-02-08T20:32:33Z")

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Well your text decoration for the regular a must have a dash through it for one.

And the other, no clue, it works for me… :-\

```php
<style>
        A:link {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none}
        A:active {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:underline overline}
        A:hover {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:underline overline}
        A:visited {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none}
</style>

```

Oh yeah, and put your code between [PHP\<I\>\</I\>][\<I\>\</I\>/PHP] vB tags otherwise the board will convert it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/3 "2003-02-08T20:33:48Z")

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i feel stupid  
thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/4 "2003-02-08T20:34:33Z")

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it still isnt working…  
i dont get it

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/5 "2003-02-08T20:35:50Z")

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Oh wait… I think I just noticed the problem. I will see whats up.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/6 "2003-02-08T20:35:55Z")

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can someone go to my site and tell me if it works?  
[http://xxviii.iwarp.com/](http://xxviii.iwarp.com/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/7 "2003-02-08T20:41:29Z")

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i figured it out… it just doesnt work on email links

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/8 "2003-02-08T20:44:49Z")

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that works on my computer…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/9 "2003-02-08T20:45:14Z")

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does it really?  
but but but… im gonna kick my computer

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/10 "2003-02-08T20:45:22Z")

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Jubba, I thought it worked too, apparently if you click it, and click off it, it stops doing the hover.

Try this instead

```php
<style>
        A {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none;}
        A:active {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none;}
        A:hover {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:underline overline;}
        A:visited {color:#CC0000;}
</style>

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/11 "2003-02-08T20:47:37Z")

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didnt work…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/12 "2003-02-08T20:48:41Z")

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There is also this…

```php
<style>
        A {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none;}
        A:active {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:underline overline;}
        A:hover {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:underline overline;}
        A:visited {color:#CC0000;}
</style>

```

But you have to click off of the link first before your hover will actually work.

If none of these works… then theres something wrong with your system because they both work great for me.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/13 "2003-02-08T20:50:29Z")

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that first one you showed me worked except it kept an underline stayed when it was innactive

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/14 "2003-02-08T20:52:05Z")

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???

The first one I gave you

```php
<style>
        A {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none;}
        A:active {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none;}
        A:hover {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:underline overline;}
        A:visited {color:#CC0000;}
</style>

```

Only does the underline overline effect when hovered on and that is it. There was no text-decoration on it any other time.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/15 "2003-02-08T20:54:30Z")

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i misread somethin… forget what i said

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/16 "2003-02-08T20:55:37Z")

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ok this thing is pissin me off cuz it should be really simple to fix but it just wont… ill think about later or somethin… but now i gotta go to work… thanks for helpin

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/17 "2003-02-08T20:58:58Z")

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What browser are you using?

This should work, it works for me.

Anyone else can test?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/18 "2003-02-09T04:13:33Z")

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im usin internet explorer somethin… im sure its relatively new… im not sure

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/19 "2003-02-09T04:16:25Z")

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I use IE6, but that CSS code works on at least IE 5 I believe.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-link-a-hover-a-problems/13095/20 "2003-02-09T04:19:16Z")

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hmmm… well im bored so im gonna give it another go