Create links without the underline

[ovi]

Create links without the underline

Even though underlines help identify the links, there are situations where you would want to have links without them (to be special, different, or to create some effects etc.). Again, CSS (cascading style sheets) allow us to do this. Here's the code:

<!-- Insert this code to the HEAD tags -->
<STYLE TYPE="text/css">
<!--
a {text-decoration: none;}
-->
</STYLE>

 

[Paul_KY]

I tried this once and the results were horrible. Sure, it looked all pretty, but sales/leads/signups plummeted.

 

[ovi]

Ummm

With CSS you can do wonderful things and it make your webmaster life much easy especially when you have to change style to a text in an entire site, and not only text

Ovi

 

[OldWelshGuy]

The golden rule of removing the underline from links is that they MUST stand out as links. You can achieve this by having them in a unique colour/font/size, or arranging them in a block on a coloured background, or having them in a framed box. The rule is simple though, they MUST stand out and be instantly recognisable as the navigation element, or you will lose usability and money.

 

[ovi]

Old Welsh Guy you are right, thanks to point this to us.

Ovi

 

[Paul_KY]

Sales/Signup/Lead based sites = NO

Tech/Webmaster related sites = Perhaps

Remember, our visitors are like little infants. We must cradle them, change diapers, feed their their bottles, TELL THEM WHERE TO F'ING CLICK.

LOL!