:current

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The :current CSS pseudo-class selector is a time-dimensional pseudo-class that represents an element or the ancestor of an element that is currently being displayed. For example, this pseudo-class can be used to represent a video that is being displayed with captions by WebVTT.

:current(p, span) {
  background-color: yellow;
}

Syntax

:current {
  /* ... */
}

:current(<compound-selector-list>) {
  /* ... */
}

Examples

CSS

:current(p, span) {
  background-color: yellow;
}

HTML

<video controls preload="metadata">
  <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
  <source src="video.webm" type="video/webm" />
  <track
    label="English"
    kind="subtitles"
    srclang="en"
    src="subtitles.vtt"
    default />
</video>

WebVTT

WEBVTT FILE

1
00:00:03.500 --> 00:00:05.000
This is the first caption

2
00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:09.000
This is the second caption

3
00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:19.000
This is the third caption

Specifications

Specification
Selectors Level 4
# the-current-pseudo

Browser compatibility

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:current