In HTML, hyperlinks (the a tag) default to specific colors. Typically, unvisited links are blue, and visited links are purple. If you wish to remove or modify these default colors, CSS can be used.
Here is a simple CSS example to change link colors:
css/* Unvisited links */ a:link { color: inherit; /* This makes the link color inherit from the parent element's color */ text-decoration: none; /* This removes the underline */ } /* Visited links */ a:visited { color: inherit; /* Same as above */ text-decoration: none; /* Same as above */ } /* Hover state */ a:hover { color: inherit; /* You can set the hover color here or keep it inherited */ text-decoration: underline; /* Underline appears on hover; optional */ } /* Active state */ a:active { color: inherit; /* You can set the active color here or keep it inherited */ text-decoration: none; }
This CSS code can be applied to the <head> section of your HTML document or to an external CSS file. The inherit value ensures the link color does not default to the browser's blue or purple but instead inherits the font color from its parent element. The text-decoration: none; property removes the underline from links, which you can customize as needed.
For example, if you have a paragraph in your HTML document where you want links to appear like regular text (without default blue or purple colors), you can do the following:
html<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Document</title> <style> /* CSS code from above */ a:link, a:visited, a:hover, a:active { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; } </style> </head> <body> <p style="color: black;">This is a paragraph containing a <a href="https://www.example.com">link</a> that should appear like regular text.</p> </body> </html>
In this example, the text within the <a> tag displays with the same color as surrounding text and without an underline, unless you enable underlining on hover. As a result, links appear indistinguishable from regular text.
In short, by using CSS, you can easily change or remove the default link colors and underlines to meet your design requirements.