I want to ignore all :hover CSS declarations if a user visits our website via touch device. Because the :hover CSS does not make sense, and it can even be disturbing if a tablet triggers it on click/tap because then it might stick until the element loses focus. To be honest, I don't know why touch devices feel the need to trigger :hover in first place - but this is reality, so this problem is reality as well.
a:hover {
color:blue;
border-color:green;
/* etc. > ignore all at once for touch devices */
}
So, (how) can I remove/ignore all CSS :hover declarations at once (without having to know each one) for touch devices after having them declared?
2020 Solution - CSS only - No Javascript
Use media hover with media pointer will help you resolve this issue. Tested on chrome Web and android mobile. I known this old question but I didn't find any solution like this.
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
a:hover { color: red; }
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