diff --git a/assets/css/main.css b/assets/css/main.css
index 5b9d16f..187f652 100644
--- a/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/assets/css/main.css
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
     transition: transform 0.15s var(--ease-bounce), filter 0.2s;
   }
 
-  .badge:hover { transform: skewX(-4deg) scale(1.06); filter: brightness(1.2); }
+  a.badge:not(.badge-static):hover { transform: skewX(-4deg) scale(1.06); filter: brightness(1.2); }
   a.badge, a > .badge { cursor: pointer; }
 
   .badge-heat     { background: var(--color-heat);  color: #fff; }
diff --git a/layouts/authors/single.html b/layouts/authors/single.html
index b9588fd..69d27f4 100644
--- a/layouts/authors/single.html
+++ b/layouts/authors/single.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             href="{{ $href }}"
             target="_blank"
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            class="badge badge-outline hover:bg-heat hover:text-white hover:border-heat transition-all"
+            class="badge badge-outline badge-static"
           >{{ $platform | upper }} {{ partial "icon.html" "arrow-external" }}</a>
           {{- end -}}
         </div>
diff --git a/layouts/posts/single.html b/layouts/posts/single.html
index 4c523e3..f80ee9b 100644
--- a/layouts/posts/single.html
+++ b/layouts/posts/single.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     {{- range . -}}
     <a
       href="/categories/{{ . | urlize }}/"
-      class="badge badge-outline hover:bg-heat hover:text-white hover:border-heat transition-all"
+      class="badge badge-outline"
     >{{ . }}</a>
     {{- end -}}
   </div>
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     {{- range . -}}
     <a
       href="/tags/{{ . | urlize }}/"
-      class="badge badge-outline hover:bg-heat hover:text-white hover:border-heat transition-all"
+      class="badge badge-outline"
     ># {{ . }}</a>
     {{- end -}}
   </div>