 <p>You were close.</p> <pre><code>a.menuLink:link { color: green; } </code></pre> <p>Was what you intended to achieve. But try this:</p> <pre><code>a.menuLink { color: green; } </code></pre> <p>Would mean a <em><code>a</code> with a classname of <code>menuLink</code></em>, the <code>:link</code> is redundant. </p> <hr> <pre><code>.menuLink a:link </code></pre> <p>Would mean <em><code>a</code> <strong>inside</strong> of an element with a classname of <code>menuLink</code></em>. </p>