How to remove only underline from a:before?

Question

I have a set of styled links using the :before to apply an arrow.

It looks good in all browser, but when I apply the underline to the link, I don\'t wan

Answer 1

There is a Bug in IE8-11, so using display:inline-block; alone won't work there.

I've found a solution for this bug, by explicitly setting text-decoration:underline; for the :before-content and then overwrite this rule again with text-decoration:none;

a {text-decoration:none;}
a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}
a:before {content:'>\a0'; text-decoration:underline; display:inline-block;}
a:before,
a:hover:before {text-decoration:none;}

Working example here: http://jsfiddle.net/95C2M/

Update: Since jsfiddle does not work with IE8 anymore, just paste this simple demo-code in a local html file and open it in IE8:

    
    


    Testlink With no Underline on hover under before-content