Links

Why and how to use this component

When you need to direct users to a different page or to provide access to further information.

in-line link
when links are inserted within paragraph text blocks
style
blue, underlined (displayed in white colour if the background colour is blue)
- internal link
  when links point to URLs inside the ec.europa.eu domain
  style
  underlined link
- external link
  when links point to URLs outside the ec.europa.eu domain
  style
  underlined link with an appended square w/ arrow pointing outward
stand-alone link
when links are not inserted within paragraph text blocks
style
blue, no underline
- more link
  used on the Listings component
- expandable link
  used on the Expandable component
- social media link
  used on the Social media - Follow. and Social media - Share. components

for actions or important links to other pages - in this case, use buttons instead