textual/docs/styles/links/link_background.md

Link-background

The link-background sets the background color of the link.

!!! note

`link-background` only applies to Textual action links as described in the [actions guide](../../guide/actions.md#links) and not to regular hyperlinks.

Syntax

--8<-- "docs/snippets/syntax_block_start.md" link-background: <color> [<percentage>]; --8<-- "docs/snippets/syntax_block_end.md"

link-background accepts a <color> (with an optional transparency level defined by a <percentage>) that is used to define the background color of text enclosed in Textual action links.

Example

The example below shows some links with their background color changed. It also shows that link-background does not affect hyperlinks.

=== "Output"

```{.textual path="docs/examples/styles/link_background.py" lines=6}
```

=== "link_background.py"

```py hl_lines="8-9 12-13 16-17 20-21"
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/link_background.py"
```

1. This label has an hyperlink so it won't be affected by the `link-background` rule.
2. This label has an "action link" that can be styled with `link-background`.
3. This label has an "action link" that can be styled with `link-background`.
4. This label has an "action link" that can be styled with `link-background`.

=== "link_background.css"

```sass hl_lines="2 6 10"
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/link_background.css"
```

1. This will only affect one of the labels because action links are the only links that this rule affects.

CSS

link-background: red 70%;
link-background: $accent;

Python

widget.styles.link_background = "red 70%"
widget.styles.link_background = "$accent"

# You can also use a `Color` object directly:
widget.styles.link_background = Color(100, 30, 173)

See also

• link-color to set the color of link text.
• `link-hover-background to set the background color of link text when the mouse pointer is over it.