To add a special style to list items that are being hovered over, try:

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("li").hover( function () { $(this).append($("<span> ***</span>")); }, function () { $(this).find("span:last").remove(); } ); //li with fade class $("li.fade").hover(function(){$(this).fadeOut(100);$(this).fadeIn(500);}); }); </script> <style> ul { margin-left:20px; color:blue; } li { cursor:default; } span { color:red; } </style> </head> <body> <ul> <li>Milk</li> <li>Bread</li> <li class='fade'>Chips</li> <li class='fade'>Socks</li> </ul> </body> </html>
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