Colored links

Colored links with hover states

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Link colors

You can use the .link-* classes to colorize links. Unlike the .text-* classes, these classes have a :hover and :focus state. Some of the link styles use a relatively light foreground color, and should only be used on a dark background in order to have sufficient contrast.

Heads up! .link-body-emphasis is currently the only colored link that adapts to color modes. It’s treated as a special case until v6 arrives and we can more thoroughly rebuild our theme colors for color modes. Until then, it’s a unique, high-contrast link color with custom :hover and :focus styles. However, it still responds to the new link utilities.

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<p><a href="#" class="link-primary">Primary link</a></p>
<p><a href="#" class="link-secondary">Secondary link</a></p>
<p><a href="#" class="link-success">Success link</a></p>
<p><a href="#" class="link-danger">Danger link</a></p>
<p><a href="#" class="link-warning">Warning link</a></p>
<p><a href="#" class="link-info">Info link</a></p>
<p><a href="#" class="link-light">Light link</a></p>
<p><a href="#" class="link-dark">Dark link</a></p>
<p><a href="#" class="link-body-emphasis">Emphasis link</a></p>

Accessibility tip: Using color to add meaning only provides a visual indication, which will not be conveyed to users of assistive technologies like screen readers. Please ensure the meaning is obvious from the content itself (e.g., the visible text with a sufficient color contrast) or is included through alternative means, such as additional text hidden with the .visually-hidden class.

Link utilities

Added in v5.3.0

Colored links can also be modified by our link utilities.