Merge pull request #1672 from alphagov/add-underlines-to-footer-compo…

…nent-links

Ensure footer links look clickable

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ If you're using Nunjucks, you can now add classes to the character count compone
 ### Fixes
 
 - [Pull request #1676: Fix skip link component focus style with global styles enabled](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/1676).
+- [Pull request #1672: Ensure footer links look clickable](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/1672).
 - [Pull request #1670: Make width-container margins more targetted to avoid specificity issues](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/1670).
 - [Pull request #1655: Ensure components use public `govuk-media-query` mixin](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/1655).
 - [Pull request #1648: Update checkboxes and radio buttons to include item hint classes on item hint](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/1648)

src/govuk/components/footer/_footer.scss

@@ -77,19 +77,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  // Internet Explorer 8 does not support `:not()` selectors, so don't conditionally show underlines.
-  @include govuk-not-ie8 {
-    .govuk-footer__inline-list .govuk-footer__link,
-    .govuk-footer__list .govuk-footer__link {
-      text-decoration: none;
-
-      &:hover:not(:focus),
-      &:active:not(:focus) {
-        text-decoration: underline;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   .govuk-footer__section-break {
     margin: 0; // Reset `<hr>` default margins
     @include govuk-responsive-margin(8, "bottom");