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Link text decoration

The link text decoration class sets the text-decoration property. It adds or removes an underline to a link. Overview
CSS Shortcut class Applied style
link-underline
text-decoration: underline;
text-underline-position: under;
link-no-underline
text-decoration: none;

Examples

Underline
link-underline

<a href="#" class="link-underline">
  This link is underlined.
</a>

No underline
link-no-underline

<a href="#" class="link-no-underline">
  This link is not underlined.
</a>
Conditional styling Apply this style to specific screen sizes Use a responsive layout prefix to apply this class only to a specified screen size. The available breakpoints are:
  • xs: > 480px
  • sm: > 640px
  • md: > 768px
  • lg: > 1024px
  • xl: > 1280px
<div class="xs:link-underline ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the responsive layout prefix. Apply this style to specific states Use a state prefix to apply this class only to a specified interaction state. The available states are:
  • hover
  • focus
<div class="hover:link-underline ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the state prefix. 2025-10-01