# selector-pseudo-class-blacklist **_Deprecated: Instead use the [`selector-pseudo-class-disallowed-list`](../selector-pseudo-class-disallowed-list/README.md) rule._** Specify a list of disallowed pseudo-class selectors. ```css a:hover {} /** ↑ * This pseudo-class selector */ ``` This rule ignores selectors that use variable interpolation e.g. `:#{$variable} {}`. ## Options `array|string|regex`: `["array", "of", "unprefixed", /pseudo-classes/ or "/regex/"]|"pseudo-class"|/regex/` If a string is surrounded with `"/"` (e.g. `"/^nth-/"`), it is interpreted as a regular expression. This allows, for example, easy targeting of shorthands: `/^nth-/` will match `nth-child`, `nth-last-child`, `nth-of-type`, etc. Given: ``` ["hover", "/^nth-/"] ``` The following patterns are considered violations: ```css a:hover {} ``` ```css a:nth-of-type(5) {} ``` ```css a:nth-child(2) {} ``` The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a:focus {} ``` ```css a:first-of-type {} ```