diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index 1cef3ae..23b7b7a 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     {{- end -}}
   {{- end -}}
   {{- if and (strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http") (not (strings.HasPrefix $desturl.Host $baseurl.Host)) }} target="_blank" rel="external noreferrer noopener"{{ end -}}
-  >{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
+  >{{ .Text | safeHTML }}{{ if strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http" }}<span style="white-space: nowrap;">&thinsp;<svg style="height: 0.7em; width: 0.7em;" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="external-link-alt" class="svg-inline--fa fa-external-link-alt fa-w-16" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><title>external link</title><path fill="currentColor" d="M432,320H400a16,16,0,0,0-16,16V448H64V128H208a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V80a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H48A48,48,0,0,0,0,112V464a48,48,0,0,0,48,48H400a48,48,0,0,0,48-48V336A16,16,0,0,0,432,320ZM488,0h-128c-21.37,0-32.05,25.91-17,41l35.73,35.73L135,320.37a24,24,0,0,0,0,34L157.67,377a24,24,0,0,0,34,0L435.28,133.32,471,169c15,15,41,4.5,41-17V24A24,24,0,0,0,488,0Z"></path></svg></span>{{ end }}</a>
+
 
 {{- /* Strip trailing space. Code by djibe, thanks to jmooring & killbus */ -}}
\ No newline at end of file