:local-link

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

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

Specification
Selectors Level 4
# local-link-pseudo

Browser compatibility

This feature is a proposal integrated into the specification. Currently, no browser supports it.

See also