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janvdberg on Aug 26, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why are hyperlinks blue?

Semi-related: I recently learned [1] that there is a third color associated with links: blue for standard, purple for visited, and red WHILE actively clicking the link (I don't think I noticed this before).

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdDvQym5xk

themodelplumber on Aug 26, 2021 [–]

Link, Visited, Hover, Active...I think you're referring to the last one?

I remember learning these with the LoVe / HAte mnemonic for CSS. Maybe from Cameron Moll, can't remember...

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