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by Tommy Olsson and Paul O’Brien

:target (CSS selector)

Browser support full matrix
IE7 FF1+ Saf1.3+ Op9.5+
None Full Buggy Full
Spec
Version
CSS3

Example

For example, if the URI was http://www.example.com/index.html#section2, the following selector would match the element that had an id attribute of "section2":

:target {
  ⋮ declarations
}

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Description

This pseudo-class matches an element that’s the target of a fragment identifier in the document’s URI. The fragment identifier in a URI comprises a # character followed by an identifier name that matches the value of an id attribute of an element within the document.

Compatibility

IE5.5None
6.0None
7.0None
Firefox1.0Full
1.5Full
2.0Full
Safari1.3Buggy
2.0Buggy
3.0Buggy
Opera9.2None
9.5Full

In Safari versions up to and including 3, this rule isn’t applied when the user navigates using the back and forward buttons.

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