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Asked: June 14, 20262026-06-14T12:13:29+00:00 2026-06-14T12:13:29+00:00

This is my HTML: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <style>span {text-decoration: none}</style> <body> <a href=#>underscored text

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This is my HTML:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>span {text-decoration: none}</style>
<body>
<a href="#">underscored text <span>without underscore</span></a>
</body></html>

The <span> remains underscored. What is a possible workaround (without JavaScript and without changing the HTML)?

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    2026-06-14T12:13:30+00:00Added an answer on June 14, 2026 at 12:13 pm

    Try this

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <style>span {text-decoration: none;display: inline-block;}</style>
    <body>
    <a href="#">underscored text <span>without underscore</span></a>
    </body></html>​
    

    Link to original answer : https://stackoverflow.com/a/10478962/662250

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