# Display an Outline on Hover | Snippets | kirupa.com

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-an-outline-on-hover-snippets-kirupa-com/464138>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [January 9, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-an-outline-on-hover-snippets-kirupa-com/464138 "2015-01-09T04:09:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-an-outline-on-hover-snippets-kirupa-com/464138/1 "2015-01-09T04:09:51Z")

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by [kirupa](http://www.kirupa.com/me/index.htm) | 10 October 2012

It is very common to display an outline when you hover over something. This snippet gives you what you need to join the club.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/snippets/display\_outline\_on\_hover.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/snippets/display_outline_on_hover.htm)