How to prevent phone numbers to be converted into Skype links?

Question

On those Windows machines with Skype installed, it tends to convert all phone-formatted numbers to Skype links so you can click it in order to make a call on Skype.

Answer 1

You can also leave the number alone and remove it with JS.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){jQuery('.skype_pnh_container').parent().html('(555) 222 - 3333');
jQuery('.skype_pnh_container').remove()}

It is harder to do in normal HTML, but Skype doesn't remove the parent container, so put the number in something with an ID, you can do a "getElementById" on it, set the innerHTML to the phone number.

document.getElementById('phoneNumberContainer').innerHTML='(555) 222 - 4444';

Answer 2

All you need to do is insure your CSS selector is more specific than the selector Skype uses. In the current skype style sheet they use:

span.skype_pnh_container span.skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common span.skype_pnh_text_span {...}

You will need to add an extra class — your own website context — to this selector, i.e.

.myclass span.skype_pnh_container span.skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common span.skype_pnh_text_span {...}

Answer 3

I added a space in the first term of the number.

Instead of (888) 222-3333 I entered ( 888 ) 222-3333

Granted: may look weird, but it works and it is simple.

Answer 4

<meta name="SKYPE_TOOLBAR" content="SKYPE_TOOLBAR_PARSER_COMPATIBLE" />

Answer 5

If you are using PhoneGap on iOS this can be a UIWebView issue (separate from Skype).

The following line fixes the problem if you don't want automatic links generated in UIWebView:

self.viewController.webView.dataDetectorTypes = UIDataDetectorTypeNone;

inside AppDelegate.m in -(BOOL)application:(UIApplication*)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary*)launchOptions

Answer 6

Update

This answer is no longer accurate - see Daniel Byrne's answer for more information.

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Using CSS only, it can be removed by overriding the styles used by Skype. Try adding these two lines to your stylesheet:

span.skype_pnh_container {display:none !important;}
span.skype_pnh_print_container {display:inline !important;}