Deprecated
This feature has been removed from the Web standards. Though some browsers may still support it, it is in the process of being dropped. Avoid using it and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
Summary
linkColor
gets/sets the color of links within the document.
Syntax
color = document.linkColor document.linkColor = color
Parameters
color
is a string representing the color as a word (e.g., "red") or hexadecimal value (e.g., "#ff0000
").
Notes
The default value for this property in Mozilla Firefox is blue (#0000ee
in hexadecimal).
document.linkColor
is deprecated in DOM Level 2 HTML.
Alternatives involve the use of the CSS color
property on either HTML anchor (<a>) links (e.g., a {color:red;}
) or :link
pseudo-class (e.g., :link {color:red;}
).
Another alternative is document.body.link
, although this is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
Example
document.linkColor = "blue";
Specification
HTML5