# External Links Icon

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-icon/392222>\
**Category:** Theme component\
**Created:** [December 27, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-icon/392222 "2025-12-27T08:36:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Orioni](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/orioni/32/542679_2.png) [@Orioni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Orioni)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-icon/392222/15 "2026-08-28T13:48:48Z")

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> [@Canapin](#):
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> It’s not possible anymore, but a similar effect can be achieved with this:

For some reason, when hovering over the links, the external icons disappear. I tested this with the inspector, and the `::after` disappears.

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