diff --git a/bin/svgs.js b/bin/svgs.js
index 2b2ffbde..4d7e7d20 100644
--- a/bin/svgs.js
+++ b/bin/svgs.js
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ module.exports = [
   {id:'fa-user-times', src:'node_modules/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/user-times.svg', title: 'Stop Following'},
   {id:'fa-user-plus', src:'node_modules/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/user-plus.svg', title: 'Follow'},
   {id:'fa-comments', src:'node_modules/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/comments.svg', title: 'Statuses'},
+  {id:'fa-external-link', src:'node_modules/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/external-link.svg', title: 'External Link'},
 ]
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diff --git a/routes/_components/AccountProfile.html b/routes/_components/AccountProfile.html
index 54054352..ac824fb5 100644
--- a/routes/_components/AccountProfile.html
+++ b/routes/_components/AccountProfile.html
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
         <img src="{{profile.avatar}}" aria-hidden="true">
       </div>
       <div class="account-profile-name">
-        <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="{{profile.url}}">
+        <ExternalLink href="{{profile.url}}">
           {{profile.display_name}}
-        </a>
+        </ExternalLink>
       </div>
       <div class="account-profile-username">
         {{'@' + profile.acct}}
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     min-width: 0;
   }
-  .account-profile-name a {
+  :global(.account-profile-name a) {
     color: var(--body-text-color);
     text-decoration: none;
   }
-  .account-profile-name a:hover {
+  :global(.account-profile-name a:hover) {
     color: var(--body-text-color);
     text-decoration: underline;
   }
@@ -175,13 +175,15 @@
 </style>
 <script>
   import IconButton from './IconButton.html'
+  import ExternalLink from './ExternalLink.html'
 
   export default {
     computed: {
       headerIsMissing: (profile) => profile.header.endsWith('missing.png')
     },
     components: {
-      IconButton
+      IconButton,
+      ExternalLink
     }
   }
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/_components/ExternalLink.html b/routes/_components/ExternalLink.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2879b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_components/ExternalLink.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{{#if class}}
+  <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="{{href}}" class="external-link {{class}}">
+    <slot></slot>
+    {{#if showIcon}}
+      <svg>
+        <use xlink:href="#fa-external-link" />
+      </svg>
+    {{/if}}
+  </a>
+{{else}}
+  <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="{{href}}" class="external-link">
+    <slot></slot>
+    {{#if showIcon}}
+      <svg>
+        <use xlink:href="#fa-external-link" />
+      </svg>
+    {{/if}}
+  </a>
+{{/if}}
+<style>
+  .external-link {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+  .external-link svg {
+    margin-left: 4px;
+    width: 14px;
+    height: 14px;
+    fill: var(--deemphasized-text-color);
+  }
+</style>
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diff --git a/routes/_components/NotLoggedInHome.html b/routes/_components/NotLoggedInHome.html
index f0026afe..c6d412f8 100644
--- a/routes/_components/NotLoggedInHome.html
+++ b/routes/_components/NotLoggedInHome.html
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
         </svg>
         <h1>Pinafore</h1>
       </div>
-      <p>Pinafore is a web client for <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://joinmastodon.org">Mastodon</a>, optimized for speed and simplicity.</p>
+      <p>Pinafore is a web client for <ExternalLink href="https://joinmastodon.org">Mastodon</ExternalLink>, optimized for speed and simplicity.</p>
 
       <p>To get started, <a href="/settings/instances/add">log in to an instance</a>.</p>
 
-      <p>Don't have an instance? <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://joinmastodon.org">Join Mastodon!</a></p>
+      <p>Don't have an instance? <ExternalLink href="https://joinmastodon.org">Join Mastodon!</ExternalLink></p>
     </div>
   </FreeTextLayout>
 </HiddenFromSSR>
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@
 <script>
   import FreeTextLayout from './FreeTextLayout.html'
   import HiddenFromSSR from './HiddenFromSSR.html'
+  import ExternalLink from './ExternalLink.html'
 
   export default {
     components: {
       FreeTextLayout,
-      HiddenFromSSR
+      HiddenFromSSR,
+      ExternalLink
     }
   }
 </script>
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diff --git a/routes/_components/status/Status.html b/routes/_components/status/Status.html
index 2c9a2a3f..f252bc38 100644
--- a/routes/_components/status/Status.html
+++ b/routes/_components/status/Status.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       </svg>
       <span>
         {{#if timelineType === 'account' && timelineValue === status.account.id}}
-          <a rel="noopener" target="_blank"  href="{{status.account.url}}">{{status.account.username}}</a>
+          <ExternalLink href="{{status.account.url}}">{{status.account.username}}</ExternalLink>
         {{else}}
           <a href="/accounts/{{status.account.id}}">{{status.account.username}}</a>
         {{/if}}
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
   {{/if}}
   <div class="status-author">
     {{#if timelineType === 'account' && timelineValue === originalAccount.id}}
-      <a class="status-author-name" rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="{{originalAccount.url}}">
+      <ExternalLink class="status-author-name" href="{{originalAccount.url}}">
         {{originalAccount.display_name || originalAccount.username}}
-      </a>
+      </ExternalLink>
     {{else}}
       <a class="status-author-name" href="/accounts/{{originalAccount.id}}">
         {{originalAccount.display_name || originalAccount.username}}
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
       {{'@' + originalAccount.acct}}
     </span>
     {{#if timelineType === 'status'}}
-      <a class="status-author-date" rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="{{originalStatus.url}}">
+      <ExternalLink class="status-author-date" href="{{originalStatus.url}}" showIcon="true">
         <time datetime={{createdAtDate}} title="{{relativeDate}}">{{relativeDate}}</time>
-      </a>
+      </ExternalLink>
     {{else}}
       <a class="status-author-date" href="/statuses/{{originalStatus.id}}">
         <time datetime={{createdAtDate}} title="{{relativeDate}}">{{relativeDate}}</time>
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@
     min-width: 0;
   }
 
-  .status-author a, .status-author a:visited, .status-author a:hover, .status-author .status-author-handle {
+  :global(.status-author a, .status-author a:visited, .status-author a:hover, .status-author .status-author-handle) {
     color: var(--deemphasized-text-color);
   }
 
-  .status-author .status-author-name {
+  :global(.status-author .status-author-name) {
     min-width: 0;
     flex-shrink: 1;
     color: var(--body-text-color);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
   }
 
-  .status-author .status-author-name:hover {
+  :global(.status-author .status-author-name:hover) {
     color: var(--body-text-color);
   }
 
@@ -166,12 +166,16 @@
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
   }
 
-  .status-author-date {
+  :global(.status-author-date) {
+    color: var(--deemphasized-text-color);
     flex-shrink: 1;
     text-align: right;
     margin-left: 5px;
     white-space: nowrap;
   }
+  :global(.status-author-date:hover) {
+    color: var(--deemphasized-text-color);
+  }
 
   .status-content {
     margin: 10px 10px 10px 5px;
@@ -204,7 +208,7 @@
     margin-left: 5px;
   }
 
-  .status-boosted span, .status-boosted a, .status-boosted a:visited, .status-boosted a:hover {
+  :global(.status-boosted span, .status-boosted a, .status-boosted a:visited, .status-boosted a:hover) {
     color: var(--deemphasized-text-color);
   }
 
@@ -313,6 +317,7 @@
   import IntlRelativeFormat from 'intl-relativeformat'
   import { replaceAll } from '../../_utils/strings'
   import { store } from '../../_store/store'
+  import ExternalLink from '../ExternalLink.html'
 
   const relativeFormat = new IntlRelativeFormat('en-US');
 
@@ -323,7 +328,8 @@
     components: {
       Avatar,
       Media,
-      Toolbar
+      Toolbar,
+      ExternalLink
     },
     store: () => store,
     computed: {
diff --git a/routes/settings/about.html b/routes/settings/about.html
index 65f5b3ce..aefab56e 100644
--- a/routes/settings/about.html
+++ b/routes/settings/about.html
@@ -6,22 +6,24 @@
   <SettingsLayout page='settings/about' label="About Pinafore">
     <h1>About Pinafore</h1>
 
-    <p>Pinafore is <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore/">open-source software</a> created by <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://nolanlawson.com/">Nolan Lawson</a>.</p>
+    <p>Pinafore is <ExternalLink href="https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore/">open-source software</ExternalLink> created by <ExternalLink href="https://nolanlawson.com/">Nolan Lawson</ExternalLink>.</p>
 
-    <p>Icons provided by <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="http://fontawesome.io/">Font Awesome</a>.</p>
+    <p>Icons provided by <ExternalLink href="http://fontawesome.io/">Font Awesome</ExternalLink>.</p>
 
-    <p>Logo thanks to "sailboat" by Gregor Cresnar from <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://thenounproject.com/">the Noun Project</a>.</p>
+    <p>Logo thanks to "sailboat" by Gregor Cresnar from <ExternalLink href="https://thenounproject.com/">the Noun Project</ExternalLink>.</p>
   </SettingsLayout>
 </Layout>
 
 <script>
   import Layout from '../_components/Layout.html';
   import SettingsLayout from './_components/SettingsLayout.html'
+  import ExternalLink from '../_components/ExternalLink.html'
 
   export default {
     components: {
       Layout,
-      SettingsLayout
+      SettingsLayout,
+      ExternalLink
     }
   };
 </script>
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diff --git a/routes/settings/instances/[instanceName].html b/routes/settings/instances/[instanceName].html
index 0103611a..7d7d95eb 100644
--- a/routes/settings/instances/[instanceName].html
+++ b/routes/settings/instances/[instanceName].html
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
       <div class="acct-current-user">
         <img alt="Profile picture for {{'@' + verifyCredentials.acct}}"
              class="acct-avatar" src="{{verifyCredentials.avatar}}" />
-        <a class="acct-handle" rel="noopener" target="_blank"
-           href="{{verifyCredentials.url}}">{{'@' + verifyCredentials.acct}}</a>
+        <ExternalLink class="acct-handle"
+                      href="{{verifyCredentials.url}}">
+          {{'@' + verifyCredentials.acct}}
+        </ExternalLink>
         <span class="acct-display-name">{{verifyCredentials.display_name}}</span>
       </div>
       <h2>Theme:</h2>
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@
     border-radius: 4px;
     grid-area: avatar;
   }
-  .acct-handle {
+  :global(.acct-handle) {
     grid-area: handle;
   }
   .theme-chooser {
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@
   import { store } from '../../_store/store'
   import Layout from '../../_components/Layout.html'
   import SettingsLayout from '../_components/SettingsLayout.html'
+  import ExternalLink from '../../_components/ExternalLink.html'
   import {
     changeTheme,
     switchToInstance,
@@ -108,7 +111,8 @@
   export default {
     components: {
       Layout,
-      SettingsLayout
+      SettingsLayout,
+      ExternalLink
     },
     store: () => store,
     data: () => ({
diff --git a/routes/settings/instances/add.html b/routes/settings/instances/add.html
index 59114cfb..bd9e62bd 100644
--- a/routes/settings/instances/add.html
+++ b/routes/settings/instances/add.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     </form>
 
     {{#if !$isUserLoggedIn}}
-    <p>Don't have an instance? <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://joinmastodon.org">Join Mastodon!</a></p>
+    <p>Don't have an instance? <ExternalLink href="https://joinmastodon.org">Join Mastodon!</ExternalLink></p>
     {{/if}}
   </SettingsLayout>
 </Layout>
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
   import { store } from '../../_store/store'
   import LoadingMask from '../../_components/LoadingMask'
   import { logInToInstance, handleOauthCode } from './_actions/add'
+  import ExternalLink from '../../_components/ExternalLink.html'
 
   export default {
     async oncreate () {
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
     components: {
       Layout,
       SettingsLayout,
-      LoadingMask
+      LoadingMask,
+      ExternalLink
     },
     store: () => store,
     methods: {
diff --git a/templates/2xx.html b/templates/2xx.html
index 736daa2e..aeebc5be 100644
--- a/templates/2xx.html
+++ b/templates/2xx.html
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ body.offline,body.theme-hotpants.offline,body.theme-majesty.offline,body.theme-o
 <symbol id="fa-user-times" viewBox="0 0 2048 1792"><title>Stop Following</title><path d="M704 896q-159 0-271.5-112.5T320 512t112.5-271.5T704 128t271.5 112.5T1088 512 975.5 783.5 704 896zm1077 320l249 249q9 9 9 23 0 13-9 22l-136 136q-9 9-22 9-14 0-23-9l-249-249-249 249q-9 9-23 9-13 0-22-9l-136-136q-9-9-9-22 0-14 9-23l249-249-249-249q-9-9-9-23 0-13 9-22l136-136q9-9 22-9 14 0 23 9l249 249 249-249q9-9 23-9 13 0 22 9l136 136q9 9 9 22 0 14-9 23zm-498 0l-181 181q-37 37-37 91 0 53 37 90l83 83q-21 3-44 3H267q-121 0-194-69T0 1405q0-53 3.5-103.5t14-109T44 1084t43-97.5 62-81 85.5-53.5T346 832q19 0 39 17 154 122 319 122t319-122q20-17 39-17 28 0 57 6-28 27-41 50t-13 56q0 54 37 91z"></path></symbol>
 <symbol id="fa-user-plus" viewBox="0 0 2048 1792"><title>Follow</title><path d="M704 896q-159 0-271.5-112.5T320 512t112.5-271.5T704 128t271.5 112.5T1088 512 975.5 783.5 704 896zm960 128h352q13 0 22.5 9.5t9.5 22.5v192q0 13-9.5 22.5t-22.5 9.5h-352v352q0 13-9.5 22.5t-22.5 9.5h-192q-13 0-22.5-9.5t-9.5-22.5v-352h-352q-13 0-22.5-9.5t-9.5-22.5v-192q0-13 9.5-22.5t22.5-9.5h352V672q0-13 9.5-22.5t22.5-9.5h192q13 0 22.5 9.5t9.5 22.5v352zm-736 224q0 52 38 90t90 38h256v238q-68 50-171 50H267q-121 0-194-69T0 1405q0-53 3.5-103.5t14-109T44 1084t43-97.5 62-81 85.5-53.5T346 832q19 0 39 17 79 61 154.5 91.5T704 971t164.5-30.5T1023 849q20-17 39-17 132 0 217 96h-223q-52 0-90 38t-38 90v192z"></path></symbol>
 <symbol id="fa-comments" viewBox="0 0 1792 1792"><title>Statuses</title><path d="M1408 768q0 139-94 257t-256.5 186.5T704 1280q-86 0-176-16-124 88-278 128-36 9-86 16h-3q-11 0-20.5-8t-11.5-21q-1-3-1-6.5t.5-6.5 2-6l2.5-5 3.5-5.5 4-5 4.5-5 4-4.5q5-6 23-25t26-29.5 22.5-29 25-38.5 20.5-44q-124-72-195-177T0 768q0-139 94-257t256.5-186.5T704 256t353.5 68.5T1314 511t94 257zm384 256q0 120-71 224.5T1526 1425q10 24 20.5 44t25 38.5 22.5 29 26 29.5 23 25q1 1 4 4.5t4.5 5 4 5 3.5 5.5l2.5 5 2 6 .5 6.5-1 6.5q-3 14-13 22t-22 7q-50-7-86-16-154-40-278-128-90 16-176 16-271 0-472-132 58 4 88 4 161 0 309-45t264-129q125-92 192-212t67-254q0-77-23-152 129 71 204 178t75 230z"></path></symbol>
+<symbol id="fa-external-link" viewBox="0 0 1792 1792"><title>External Link</title><path d="M1408 928v320q0 119-84.5 203.5T1120 1536H288q-119 0-203.5-84.5T0 1248V416q0-119 84.5-203.5T288 128h704q14 0 23 9t9 23v64q0 14-9 23t-23 9H288q-66 0-113 47t-47 113v832q0 66 47 113t113 47h832q66 0 113-47t47-113V928q0-14 9-23t23-9h64q14 0 23 9t9 23zm384-864v512q0 26-19 45t-45 19-45-19l-176-176-652 652q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L695 983q-10-10-10-23t10-23l652-652-176-176q-19-19-19-45t19-45 45-19h512q26 0 45 19t19 45z"></path></symbol>
 </svg><!-- end insert svg here -->
   </svg>
 	<!-- The application will be rendered inside this element,