Why do we need "a:link"? Why not just "a"? – stackoverflow.com

Why do we need "a:link"? Why not just "a"? – stackoverflow.com

It seems the following variants produce identical results: /* 1 */ a,
a:visited, a:active { color: black; } a:hover { color: red; } /* 2 */ a,
a:link, a:visited, a:active { color: black; } a:hover { …