Try it Yourself - CSS sprites_hover

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#navlist {
   position: relative;
}

#navlist li {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
   list-style: none;
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
}

#navlist li, #navlist a {
   height: 44px;
   display: block;
}

#home {
   left: 0px;
   width: 46px;
   background: url('img_navsprites_hover.gif') 0 0;
}

#prev {
   left: 63px;
   width: 43px;
   background: url('img_navsprites_hover.gif') -47px 0;
}

#next {
   left: 129px;
   width: 43px;
   background: url('img_navsprites_hover.gif') -91px 0;
}

#home a:hover {
   background: url('img_navsprites_hover.gif') 0 -45px;
}

#prev a:hover {
   background: url('img_navsprites_hover.gif') -47px -45px;
}

#next a:hover {
   background: url('img_navsprites_hover.gif') -91px -45px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<ul id="navlist">
  <li id="home"><a href="default.html"></a></li>
  <li id="prev"><a href="css_intro.html"></a></li>
  <li id="next"><a href="css_syntax.html"></a></li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>