Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “What is a pseudo-class in CSS?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)**A pseudo-class** in CSS is a selector that describes a special state of an element, not the element itself. **Key point:** selectors like `:hover`, `:focus`, or `:active` apply styles only when the element is in a certain state.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)ImageA pseudo-class in CSS is a selector that describes a **special state of an element**, not the element itself. For example, `:hover`, `:focus`, or `:active` apply styles not always, but only when the element is in a certain state (the cursor is over it, it is focused, and so on).For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.