How to remove the earth symbol to each link in a markdown file?

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Hello,

Since some days Cursor is adding an earth symbol to everyt markdown link. This is annoying any unneeded, as they already are visibly blue.

I did not find the option to disable this. Can someone tell me, how to get rid of it?

Thank you!

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I mean the globe.

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Hey, thanks for the request. I can see the screenshot with a globe icon before the link.

It’s not a bug. Cursor now renders .md files in the new Markdown editor, and in Preview mode it shows a site icon before each web link. For domains that have a known logo like GitHub or GitLab it uses that logo, and for everything else it shows a generic globe. That’s why you’re seeing globes.

To remove them, switch the file to source mode where there are no icons:

  • Click the Markdown tab in the editor breadcrumb bar next to Preview, or
  • Press Ctrl+Shift+V or Cmd+Shift+V to toggle editor mode, or
  • Right click the editor tab, then select Edit Markdown

The mode is saved per file.

If you want all .md files to always open as plain text, add this to settings.json:

"workbench.editorAssociations": { "*.md": "default" }

There’s no separate setting right now to keep Preview but hide only the globe icons. The icons are part of the rich rendering. Let me know if any of this doesn’t work.

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Hi @deanrie

Thanks for the response. I use .md files as a quick in-editor overview or results of scraping runs. The editor versions are showing html for tables and the preview shows the tables, for an easy overview.

Where there were just index numbers previously, now I have a globe everywhere, where a link is.

Please remove this feature or add an option get rid of the globe. The links already are clearly recognizable.

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Got it, thanks for the details. From your screenshots, I can see you need Preview mode to render tables, and source view won’t work for you.

Right now, there’s no separate setting to keep Preview but hide only the globe icons. Those icons are part of rich link rendering and they come with it. So it’s either Preview with icons, or source view without icons and without table rendering. There isn’t a middle option yet.

I’ll pass your request for an option to disable them, or a toggle just for link icons, to the team as feedback. I can’t promise an ETA, but I’ll make sure it’s logged. If anything changes, I’ll reply in the thread.