NEGATED :hover pseudo-classDaniel GlazmanCSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next NEGATED :active pseudo-class Previous ::selection pseudo-element Test # 6 of 9 of the interactive tests category Testing NEGATED :hover pseudo-class ID 63 Date 11-july-2001 Revision 1.0
The color of the anchor above and of the current text should be
black when the mouse does NOT hover over it, and green when the mouse hovers
over it.
div.stub * { color : lime }
div.stub > * > *:not(:hover) { color : black }
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="stub">
<p>
<a href="http://dummy.example.org/dummy">This is an anchor</a>
</p>
<p>
<span>The color of the anchor above and of the current text should be
black when the mouse does NOT hover over it, and green when the mouse hovers
over it.</span>
</p>
</div>