Styling <a> without href attribute

Question

Is it possible to match all links without href specified via CSS?

Example:

<a>Invalid link</a> 

I know its possible to match all links with href but I'm just looking for the opposite.

Answer 1

Either use CSS3's :not():

a:not([href]) {     /* Styles for anchors without href */ } 

Or specify a general style for all a, and one for a[href] to override it for those with the attribute.

a {     /* Styles for anchors with and without href */ }  a[href] {     /* Styles for anchors with href, will override the above */ } 

For the best browser support (includes ancient but not quite forgotten browsers), use the :link and :visited pseudo-classes instead of the attribute selector (combining both will match the same as a[href]):

a {} /* All anchors */ a:link, a:visited {} /* Override */ 

Also see this answer for an in-depth explanation of a[href] versus a:link, a:visited.