CSS :hover Selector

CSS :hover selector is used to select HTML elements when we move the mouse over them. It is useful when we want to give some motion effects on a website. It makes our website more interactive as compared to a normal website.

CSS :hover can be used on any HTML element, it is mostly used in 2D transform effect, to create a dropdown, mega menu and on image overlay, etc.


How to Use CSS :hover Selector

CSS :hover can be used in two ways:

  1. we can use :hover directly on the selected element.
  2. we can use :hover to give effect on child element when we mouse hover on the parent element. For example:  in a dropdown.


Syntax:

element :hover
{
  Property-name: value;
}


To give effect on child element when we mouse over on parent.


Syntax:

parent-element: hover child-element
{
Property-name:value;
}


Example1: 
:hover effect on selected element


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 
<style>
 
a:hover
{
  color:red;
}
 
</style>
 
</head>
 
<body>
 
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</body>
</html>
 


Example2: 
:hover effect on child element when we mouse hover on parent element.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 
<style>
 
.parent
{
  width:300px;
  height:300px;
  background:#ddd;
  padding:50px;
}
 
.child
{
  width:200px;
  height:200px;
  background:#f00;
}
 
.parent:hover .child
{
background:#000;
}
 
</style>
 
</head>
 
<body>
 
<div class="parent">
<div class="child"></div>
</div>
 
</body>
</html>

In the above example, when you will mouse hover on parent div it will change the color of child div.

Categories: web designing css
Written By : Web Development Institute
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