---
title: Links
path: components/links
status: New
source: 'https://github.com/primer/css/tree/main/src/links'
bundle: links
---
Please note Primer v16 has changed the naming of these color classes. Check the migration guide to make sure your app is up to date.
By default `` elements already use the right link color and apply an underline on hover.
```html live
Some text with a default link
```
If you need to make other elements behave like a link and perhaps use JS to trigger navigating to another page, use the `.Link` class.
```html live
Some text with a span that behaves like a link
```
If you like to override the default link styles you can do so with the following link utilities. **Bear in mind that link styles are easier for more people to see and interact with when the changes in styles do not rely on color alone.**
Use `.Link--primary` to turn the link color to blue only on hover.
```html live
```
Use `.Link--secondary` for a more subtle link color that turns blue on hover.
```html live
Some text with a Link--secondary
```
Use `.Link--muted` also removes the underline on hover. Tip: You can also use the `.no-underline` utility to do the same for `.Link--primary`.
```html live
```
Use `.Link--onHover` to make any text color used with links to turn blue on hover. This is useful when you want only part of a link to turn blue on hover.
```html live
A link with a partial Link--onHover
```
Link classes in combination with [color utilities](../utilities/colors) lets you colorize information separately inside of a link but have all of the link turn into one color on hover.
```html live
Hot
potato
```