See :hover state in Chrome Developer Tools

Question

I want to see the :hover style for an anchor I'm hovering on in Chrome. In Firebug, there's a style dropdown that allows me to select different states for an element.

I can't seem to find anything similar in Chrome. Am I missing something?

Answer 1

EDIT: This answer was before the bug fix, see tnothcutt's answer.

This was a bit tricky, but here goes:

• Right-click element, but DON'T move your mouse pointer away from the element, keep it in hover state.
• Choose inspect element via keyboard, as in hit up arrow and then Enter key.
• Look in developer tools under Matched CSS Rules, you should be able to see :hover.

PS: I tried this on one of your question tags.

Answer 2

Now you can see both the pseudo-class rules and force them on elements.

To see the rules like :hover in the Styles pane click the small :hov text in the top right.

To force an element into :hover state, right click it and select :hover.

Additional tips on the elements panel in Chrome Developer Tools Shortcuts.