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Pseudo-class

CSS pseudo-class applies styles to elements in a specific state (e.g., click, focus) on a web page.

Pseudo-classes are used by appending a colon (:) to the selector. A commonly used pseudo-class is :hover.

The hover pseudo-class specifies a style when the mouse pointer is over an HTML element.

Check out the example below using the :hover pseudo-class.


HTML button with class my-button
<html>
  <body>
    <button class="my-button">Hover Me</button>
  </body>
</html>

CSS​

Applying CSS to my-button
.my-button {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  background-color: #0000ff;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 5px;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
  border: none;
}

.my-button:hover {
  background-color: #ff0000;
}

The above CSS code styles the button (<button>) element with the .my-button class.

The my-button class uses the .my-button:hover pseudo-class to change the background color to red when the mouse pointer is over the button.

It is noteworthy that the transition property adds a smooth animation to the property changes.

In this example, the background-color change is given a 0.3 seconds transition effect, making the button's color change smooth.

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