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CSS Live Demo: :active

Type your CSS here: (any properties allowed except expression, behavior and @import) a:active { color:#cccccc; }

Type your HTML here: (any tags allowed except script, iframe, frame, object, img and embed) <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/">www.sitepoint.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/">www.bbc.co.uk</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.news.com.au/">www.news.com.au</a></li> </ul> <p> The <code>:active</code> pseudo-class will apply to elements in their active state (<abbr title="for example">eg.</abbr> when clicking the mouse down on the link). </p>

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