:current

The :current CSS pseudo-class selector is a time-dimensional pseudo-class that represents the element, or an ancestor of the element, that is currently being displayed. For example in a video with captions which are being displayed by WebVTT.

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

Syntax

:current

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

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