Title: remove underline
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# remove underline

 *  [aaalba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaalba/)
 * (@aaalba)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/)
 * Do you know how to remove this red underline after a link or a linkimage?
    example:
   [http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5755/balsas.png](http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5755/balsas.png)

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 *  Thread Starter [aaalba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaalba/)
 * (@aaalba)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099457)
 * i need a css code
 *  [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * (@shane-g)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099474)
 * Hi,
 * You need to edit style.css file of your theme and change the underline and color
   of it from there for the link images
 * If you face problem then provide your style.css file code here in order to get
   correct comments
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  Thread Starter [aaalba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaalba/)
 * (@aaalba)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099480)
 * any1?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099544)
 * A link to your site would help.
 *  Thread Starter [aaalba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaalba/)
 * (@aaalba)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099586)
 *     ```
       html,body,div,span,applet,object,iframe,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,p,blockquote,pre,a,abbr,acronym,address,big,cite,code,del,dfn,em,font,img,ins,kbd,q,s,samp,small,strike,strong,sub,sup,tt,var,b,u,i,center,dl,dt,dd,ol,ul,li,fieldset,form,label,legend,table,caption,tbody,tfoot,thead,tr,th,td {
       margin:0; padding:0; border:0; outline:0; font-size:100%; vertical-align:baseline; background:transparent; }
       body { line-height:1; font:62.5%/1.6 Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; background: url(images/bg.png) top center; }
   
       /* --= Logo =-- */
       h1 a { display:block; width:378px; float: left; color: #cc2a43; font: bold 40px "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: -2px; text-indent: 35px; height: 60px; padding-top: 51px; }
       h1 a:hover { color: #6e604f; }
   
       /* If you want a TEXT BASED LOGO instead of an image, delete the line of code below */
       h1 a { text-indent:-9009px; background:url(images/logo-alpha.png) no-repeat; height:111px; padding-top: 0; }
       /* If you want a TEXT BASED LOGO instead of an image, delete the line of code above */
   
       /* --= Typography & Colors =-- */
       .entry { font: 12px/1.6 Verdana, Arial, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #332b26; margin-bottom: 25px; color: #332b26; }
       .post a { color: #6e604f; border-bottom: 1px dotted #cc2a43; text-decoration: none; }
       .post a:hover { color: #cc2a43; }
       .commenttext a { color: #cc2a43; border-bottom: 1px dotted #cc2a43; text-decoration: none; }
       .commenttext a:hover { color: #6e604f; }
       .postwrapper h2 { font: bold 14px Arial, Helvetica, "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, sans-serif; color: #fff; background-color: #cc2a43; display: inline; }
       .postwrapper h2 a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; padding: 0 1px; border: none; }
       .postwrapper h2 a:hover { color: #fff; background-color: #6e604f; padding: 0 1px; }
       h2 a.single , h2.single, #comments, #respond { display: block; font: bold 16px Arial, Helvetica, "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, sans-serif; color: #cc2a43; text-decoration: none; margin-bottom: 7px; border: none; }
       h2 a.single:hover { color: #332b26; }
       .entry h3 { font: bold 16px Arial, Helvetica, "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid #998d76; padding-bottom: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
       .undertitle { display: block; color: #998d76; font: bold 11px Arial, Helvetica, "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 1px 0 8px 0; }
       .undertitle a { color: #998d76; text-decoration: none; }
       .undertitle a:hover { color: #332b26; text-decoration: underline; }
       .postmeta { color: #998d76; font-size: 11px; }
       .postmeta a { color: #6e604f; text-decoration: none; border: none; }
       .postmeta a:hover { color: #cc2a43; }
       #sidebar h2.widgettitle { background: transparent url(images/widget-title.gif) right no-repeat; color: #362b23; font:bold 14px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; height: 32px; display: block; width: 319px; text-indent: 27px; padding-top: 8px; margin-bottom: -3px; }
       #subfooter h2.widgettitle { font-size: 14px; background: none; font-weight: normal; color: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; display: block; padding: 5px; }
       .pagetitle { font:bold 14px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #978b74; display: block; margin-bottom: 15px; font-style: italic; }
       #sidebar .recentcomments a { border: none; }
       #sidebar ul li a, #sidebar .recentcomments { display: block; margin-left: 20px; padding: 3px 8px; font-size: 12px; color: #968a73; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #dbd9d7; width: 250px;}
       #sidebar ul li a:hover { color: #362b23; background-color: #eee8d7; }
       #subfooter li a { color: #968a73; text-decoration: none; display: block; padding: 3px 5px; font-size: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #453a32; }
       #subfooter li a:hover { color: #cc2a43; background-color: #3a2f28; }
       #menu a { font: bold 14px georgia; color: #6e604f; line-height: 35px; text-decoration: none; padding: 3px 8px; }
       #menu a:hover { color: #fff; }
       blockquote { padding: 0 45px; background: url(images/quote.gif) 15px top no-repeat; color: #998d76; height: 100%; font-style: italic; }
       #rss a { float: right; margin-top: -18px; width: 62px; height: 64px; text-indent:-9009px; background: url(images/rss.gif) bottom no-repeat; }
       #rss a:hover { background: url(images/rss.gif) top no-repeat; }
       /* --= End Typography & Colors =-- */
   
       /* --= Begin Structure =-- */
       #wrapper { background: url(images/topbg.png) top center repeat-x; padding: 30px 0 0 0; }
       #page { width: 933px; margin: 0 auto; }
       #header { height: 169px; background: url(images/header.png) no-repeat; }
       #headerimg { padding: 17px 0 0 14px; }
       #topad { float: left; margin: 33px 0 0 5px; }
       #topad li { list-style: none; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
       #sidead { text-align: center; margin: 0 28px 15px 0; }
       #sidead img { margin: 0 0 10px 10px; }
       #menu { margin-left: 8px; clear: both; }
       #content { background: url(images/whitebgtop.png) no-repeat; clear: both; padding: 25px 19px 25px 45px; float: left; min-height: 300px; }
       #contentbottom { height: 22px; background: url(images/contentbottom.png) no-repeat; margin-left: 14px; }
       #contentwrapper { background: url(images/whitebg.gif); }
       #contentbump { margin-top: 25px; }
       .post { clear: both; width: 550px; }
       .postwrapper { height: 135px; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 15px; }
       .postmetadata { clear: both; height: 30px; background: url(images/postbottom.gif) repeat-x; font: 12px Arial, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6e604f; padding: 7px 3px; margin: 0 0 25px 0; }
       .postmetadata a { color: #6e604f; text-decoration: none; border: none; }
       .thecategory, .editthispost, .thecomments { background: url(images/divider.gif) no-repeat top left; padding: 0 10px; }
       .postmetadata a:hover { color: #fff; }
       .widget { margin-bottom: 25px; }
       #sidebar { float: left; width: 285px; }
       #sidebarbump { padding-top: 20px; float: right; width: 319px; }
       #subfooter { background: url(images/bg-alpha.png); margin: 0 13px; border-top: 1px solid #6e604f; border-left: 1px solid #453a32; border-right: 1px solid #453a32; border-bottom: 1px solid #453a32; padding-left: 20px; }
       #footer { clear: both; padding: 12px 0; text-align: right; font-size: 12px; color: #fff; }
       #footer a { color: #cc2a43; text-decoration: none; }
       #footer a:hover { border-bottom: 1px dotted #cc2a43; }
       /* --= End Structure==- */
   
       /* --= Begin Images =-- */
       .alignnone { padding-top: 4px; border: 1px solid #d6cfbc; background-color: #e0d9c5; text-align: center; }
       .aligncenter { display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 4px; border: 1px solid #d6cfbc; background-color: #e0d9c5; text-align: center; }
       .alignright { padding-top: 4px; border: 1px solid #d6cfbc; background-color: #e0d9c5; margin: 4px 0 0 15px; display: inline; text-align: center; }
       .alignleft { padding-top: 4px; border: 1px solid #d6cfbc; background-color: #e0d9c5; margin: 4px 15px 1px 0; display: inline; text-align: center; }
       .alignnone a, .aligncenter a, .alignleft a, .alignright a { border: none; }
       .wp-caption .wp-caption-text { line-height: 1; padding-bottom: 4px; font-size: 10px; color: #998d76; }
       .entry .img a { border: 0; }
       .alignright { float: right; }
       .alignleft {	float: left; }
       .post .thumbnail { width: 125px; height: 125px; padding: 3px; background-color: #e0d9c5; border: 1px solid #d6cfbc; float: left; margin-right: 15px; }
       .post .thumbnail:hover { background-color: #d6cfbc; border: 1px solid #bfb9a7; }
       .attachment a { border: none; }
       p img { padding: 0; max-width: 100%; }
       .entry img { padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; }
       img.centered { display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
       /* --= End Images =-- */
   
       /* --= Begin Lists =-- */
       ol,ul { list-style:none; }
       .entry ul { list-style:disc inside; padding: 0 0 15px 15px; }
       .entry ol { list-style:decimal inside; padding: 0 0 15px 15px; }
       .entry li { padding-bottom: 0.2em; }
       #menu ul { margin-left: 5px; float: left; }
       #menu li { display: inline; }
       #subfooter li { width: 100%; }
       #subfooter .widget { width: 185px; float: left; margin: 15px; display: inline; }
       /* --= End Entry Lists =-- */
   
       /* --= Begin Comments =-- */
       textarea#comment { width:400px; height:70px; }
       #comments, #commentform, #respond, .commentlist { float: left; clear: left; width: 540px;  }
       .commentlist { color: #6e604f; }
       .commenttext p { line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; }
       ol.commentlist { margin-bottom: 2.5em; font: 12px Arial, Verdana, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif; }
       .commentlist li { margin:0 1em; padding:10px; background-color:#f2f0ea; line-height:1.7em; }
       .commentlist li.alt { margin:0 1em; padding:10px; border:none; background-color:transparent; }
       .commenttext { clear:both; }
       .commentmetadata { float:right; }
       .commentmetadata a { color: #6e604f; font-weight: bold; text-decoration:none; }
       .commentmetadata a:hover, .commentauthor a:hover { color: #cc2a43; text-decoration: none; }
       .commentauthor, .commentauthor a { float:left; font-weight: bold; color: #362b23; }
       #commentform { margin-left: 7px; font:12px "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; color: #6e604f; }
       #commentform p { margin:0.5em 0.5em 0 0.5em; }
       #commentform input,#commentform textarea { border:1px solid #d3cfbb; background-color: #ded9c4; color:#1d1d1d; margin:0; padding:0.2em; }
       #commentform input:hover,#commentform textarea:hover { border:1px solid #c5c1ad; background-color: #dbd6c0; }
       #submit:hover { border:1px solid #c5c1ad; background-color:#c5c1ad; }
       /* --= End Comments =-- */
   
       /* --= Begin Calendar =-- */
       #sidebar li #calendar { width: 100%; font-size: 12px; }
       #sidebar #calendar_wrap a { padding: 0; margin: 0; display: inline; width: auto; color: #cc2a43; }
       #sidebar #wp-calendar caption { font-weight:400; font-size:10px; padding:0.2em 0; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.3em; color:#968a73; }
       #sidebar #wp-calendar { width:265px; border-collapse:collapse; float: right; }
       #sidebar #wp-calendar th { width:26px; font-size:0.9em; line-height:1.7em; border-top: 1px dotted #dbd9d7; border-bottom: 1px dotted #dbd9d7; text-align:center; color:#968a73; padding: 3px 0; }
       #sidebar #wp-calendar td { line-height:1.8; color:#968a73; text-align:center; }
       #sidebar #wp-calendar td#next,#wp-calendar td#prev { width:78px; font-size:0.8em; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; }
       #sidebar #wp-calendar #prev a, #wp-calendar #next a { margin-top: 10px; display: block; border-bottom: none;  }
       #subfooter li #calendar { width: 100%; font-size: 12px; }
       #subfooter #calendar_wrap a { padding: 0; margin: 0; display: inline; width: auto; color: #cc2a43; }
       #subfooter #wp-calendar caption { font-weight:400; font-size:10px; padding:0.2em 0; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.3em; color:#968a73; }
       #subfooter #wp-calendar { width:185px; border-collapse:collapse; }
       #subfooter #wp-calendar th { width:26px; font-size:0.9em; line-height:1.7em; border-top: 1px solid #453a32; border-bottom: 1px solid #453a32; text-align:center; color:#968a73; padding: 3px 0; }
       #subfooter #wp-calendar td { line-height:1.8; color:#968a73; text-align:center; }
       #subfooter #wp-calendar td#next,#wp-calendar td#prev { width:78px; font-size:0.8em; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; }
       #subfooter #wp-calendar #prev a, #wp-calendar #next a { margin-top: 10px; display: block; border-bottom: none;  }
       /* --= End Calendar =-- */
   
       /* --= Begin Searchbox =-- */
       #searchetc { padding: 6px 8px 0 0; float:right; }
       #searchetc #searchbox { width:192px; height:26px; background:url(images/searchbox.gif) no-repeat; }
       #searchetc #searchbox #s { float:left; padding:0; margin:5px 0 0 5px; border:0; width:154px; background:none; font:12px Arial, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Verdana, Sans-serif; font-weight:700; color:#6e604f; }
       #searchetc #searchbox #go { float:left; }
       /* --= End Searchbox =-- */
   
       /* --= Begin Various Tags & Classes =-- */
       .postwrapper .entry p { line-height: 1.6; }
       .entry p { padding-bottom: 1.5em; line-height: 1.85; }
       .thetime { padding: 0 10px; }
       .readmore a { width:69px; height:24px; text-indent:-9009px; background:transparent url(images/read-more.gif) top no-repeat; float: right; margin-top: -19px; margin-right: 3px; }
       .readmore a:hover { background: url(images/read-more.gif) bottom no-repeat; }
       .navigation { width: 550px; float: left; }
       .navigation a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; width: 137px; height: 18px; font: bold 14px Arial, Helvetica, "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, sans-serif; display: block; }
       .navigation a:hover { color: #f5d5da; }
       .navigation .navleft { background: url(images/nav-previous.gif) no-repeat; float: left; }
       .navigation .navleft a { padding: 1px 0 0 15px; }
       .navigation .navright { background: url(images/nav-next.gif) no-repeat; text-align: right; float: right; }
       .navigation .navright a { padding: 1px 15px 0 0; }
       .clr { clear: both; }
       #respond { margin-bottom: 15px; }
       #sidebar #tag_cloud a { display: inline; padding: 3px; border: none; }
       #sidebar #tag_cloud a:hover { color: #cc2a43; background-color: transparent; }
       #subfooter #tag_cloud a { display: block; float: left; padding: 3px; border: none; }
       /* --= End Various Tags & Classes =-- */
       ```
   
 *  [nazcar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nazcar/)
 * (@nazcar)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099587)
 * try this one:
    replace
 *     ```
       .post a { color: #6e604f; border-bottom: 1px dotted #cc2a43; text-decoration: none; }
       ```
   
 * with this one:
 *     ```
       .post a { color: #6e604f; border-bottom: 0px dotted #cc2a43; text-decoration: none; }
       ```
   
 * back-up that page before editing.
 *  Thread Starter [aaalba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaalba/)
 * (@aaalba)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099599)
 * thanx it helped 😀
 *  [nazcar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nazcar/)
 * (@nazcar)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099600)
 * you’re welcome.
 *  [ncastonguay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ncastonguay/)
 * (@ncastonguay)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099674)
 * similar problem… need help!
 * hi – after creating an anchor to link topic to the appropriate area on my page
   some of my text became underlined and i can’t get rid of it… i don’t have access
   to css code thought because i think you have to pay for that?
 * [http://nancycastonguay.wordpress.com/met-e-volution/](http://nancycastonguay.wordpress.com/met-e-volution/)
 *  [janeboha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janeboha/)
 * (@janeboha)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-underline/#post-1099730)
 * Nazcar,
 * Excellent.
 * I was able to find and change a similar line in my .css by following your line
   of thought:
 * /* Begin Typography & Colors */
 * ….(lots of stuff here)…
 * _changed –>
    
   
    a:link { text-decoration: none; color : #4779ac; border: 0px;-
   moz-outline-style: none;} a:active { text-decoration: **underline**; color : #
   4779ac; border: 0px; -moz-outline-style: none;}
 * …
 * _to_
 * a:link { text-decoration: none; color : #4779ac; border: 0px; -moz-outline-style:
   none;}
    a:active { text-decoration: **none**; color : #4779ac; border: 0px; -
   moz-outline-style: none;}

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