diff --git a/resources/css/base/links.css b/resources/css/base/links.css
index a4e985c..b952cca 100644
--- a/resources/css/base/links.css
+++ b/resources/css/base/links.css
@@ -27,25 +27,25 @@ main
     :has(img)
   ) {
   &:not(.cta--primary, .cta--secondary, .cta--button, .wp-block-button__link) {
-    @apply inline-flex items-center;
-    @apply px-2 py-1;
-    @apply text-primary underline font-bold relative;
-    @apply rounded-md;
+    @apply inline items-center;
+    @apply px-2 py-1 first-letter:text-primary underline font-bold relative rounded-md;
+
     &:after {
       @apply ml-2 inline-block;
+      transform: translateY(-13px);
 
       html[lang='fr-FR'] & {
-        content: "S'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet ";
+        content: " S'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet ";
       }
       html[lang='nl-NL'] & {
-        content: 'Opent in een nieuw tabblad';
+        content: ' Opent in een nieuw tabblad';
       }
       @apply w-4 h-4 inline-block ml-2 bg-center bg-no-repeat;
       font-size: 0 !important;
-      background-image: url('../resources/img/graphic-assets/icone-external-link-black.svg');
+      background-image: url('../resources/img/graphic-assets/icone-external-link-purple.svg');
     }
     &:hover {
-      background: rgba(239, 239, 239);
+      background: rgba(239, 239, 239, 1);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -73,7 +73,19 @@ a[href$='.pdf']:is(a[href*='homegrade\.local'], a[href*='homegrade\.brussels']):
 .external-link {
   &:after {
     @apply ml-2 inline-block;
-    content: url('../resources/img/graphic-assets/icone-external-link-purple.svg');
+    content: url('../resources/img/graphic-assets/icone-external-link-black.svg');
     transform: translateY(1px);
   }
 }
+
+.homegrade-blocks-highlight {
+  a[target='_blank']:not([href*='homegrade\.local']):not([href*='homegrade\.brussels']):not(
+      :has(img)
+    ) {
+    &:not(.cta--primary, .cta--secondary, .cta--button, .wp-block-button__link) {
+      &:hover {
+        background: none;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}