# Inconsistent styling of links

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/inconsistent-styling-of-links/121550>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** internal-links\
**Created:** [November 3, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/inconsistent-styling-of-links/121550 "2026-11-03T09:42:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![andrewsrj](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@andrewsrj](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/andrewsrj)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/inconsistent-styling-of-links/121550/1 "2026-11-03T09:42:10Z")

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### What I’m trying to do

Using Obsidian fresh out of the box (no theme or css added) and trying to figure out why my internal links are randomly styled in two different ways.

 ![IMG_6148](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/5/0/5075f77aba52c0553b5bec8b506f77c374030528.jpeg)

### Things I have tried

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**Author:** ![ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/ariehen/32/46932_2.png) [@ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ariehen)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/inconsistent-styling-of-links/121550/2 "2026-11-03T09:49:52Z")

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Hi!

Can you switch the note to Source mode and take another pic or paste in the raw text?

The link on the left may just be “unresolved”, meaning the note it points to isn’t created yet. Those have a lower opacity compared to links pointing to notes that exist.

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**Author:** ![andrewsrj](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@andrewsrj](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/andrewsrj)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/inconsistent-styling-of-links/121550/3 "2026-11-03T10:41:20Z")

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Makes sense, thanks. I’m used to Logseq and mainly winging it at the moment.

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**Author:** ![andrewsrj](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@andrewsrj](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/andrewsrj)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/inconsistent-styling-of-links/121550/4 "2026-11-03T10:56:48Z")

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Can I ask, what is the point of an unresolved link?

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**Author:** ![ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/ariehen/32/46932_2.png) [@ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ariehen)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/inconsistent-styling-of-links/121550/5 "2026-11-04T05:09:21Z")

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It’s just an indication the note hasn’t been created yet with an added bonus of `.is-unresolved` CSS selectors in Live preview and Reading view so unresolved links can be styled differently (from the default if you want to).

For example, I have notes created for Kat and Toki, but have no clue what this “happiness star” thing is they’re on about. I may or may not (probably not) create a note for that later. :piñata:

```auto
:: 14:02 need to find out what this [[happiness star]] thing that [[Kat]] and [[Kajiki Toki|Toki]] are on about when we meet up later

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![Screenshot 2026-11-04 140839](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/3/a/3a9695560908fee195ce6f88773f7fc81803b0f6.png)