Styling Links

 

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Styling Links lesson.

In this lesson, we will learn how to style links on a web page using CSS.

What is link styling?

Link styling is the process of altering the appearance of links on a web page.

This can include things like the color, size, font, and style of the link text, as well as the color and thickness of the underline.

CSS Properties for Styling Links

There are many CSS properties that can be used to style links. Some of the most common CSS properties for styling links include:

• Color: Defines the text color of the link.
• Size: Defines the text size of the link.
• Font: Defines the font type of the link text.
• Style: Defines the text style of the link, such as bold, italic, or underlined.
• Underline: Defines whether the link should be underlined or not.

Examples

Let’s see some examples of how to use CSS properties to style links.

Example 1:

The following CSS code sets the text color of all links to blue:

a {
  color: blue;
}

Example 2:

The following CSS code sets the text size of all links to 16px:

a {
  font-size: 16px;
}

Example 3:

The following CSS code sets the font of the text of all links to Arial:

a {
  font-family: Arial;
}

Example 4:

The following CSS code sets the text style of all links to bold:

a {
  font-weight: bold;
}

Example 5:

The following CSS code sets the underline color of all links to red:

a {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: red;
}

Note

It’s important to use CSS selectors to control which CSS rules are applied to which links.

This will help keep your CSS organized and easy to maintain.

Summary

In this lesson, we learned how to style links on a web page using CSS.

We explored some of the most common CSS properties for styling links and saw some examples of how to use these properties.

In the next lesson, we will learn how to style images.

Want to know more about styling links?

If you want to know more about styling links, here are some additional tips:

• You can use the color property to define the text color of the link, the text-decoration property to define whether the link should be underlined or not, and the text-decoration-color property to define the color of the underline.
• You can also use the cursor property to define the cursor that will appear when hovering over the link.
• You can use the transition property to define an animation that will occur when the link is clicked.

Experiment with these properties and tips to create links that are attractive and informative.