:local-link CSS pseudo-class

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The :local-link CSS pseudo-class represents 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

undefined

HTML

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

CSS

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

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Currently, no browsers support this feature.

See also