The Default Blue Line
Like most modern word processors, Google Docs automatically converts any URL or email address you type into a clickable hyperlink the moment you press the Spacebar or Enter key. By default, this hyperlink formatting applies standard web styling: the text turns bright blue and gets a solid underline. While this is helpful for digital documents, it can ruin the aesthetic of a carefully formatted printable document (like a resume, a formal letter, or a minimal design template). Having random blue underlined text scattered throughout a professional, black-and-white document is visually distracting and unprofessional.
Removing the Automatic Underline
To maintain your strict visual formatting and stop Google Docs from automatically underlining links while still keeping them clickable, you must alter the document’s underlying style definitions.
Google Docs does not have a single toggle switch to disable link underlining globally; you must redefine what a link looks like. First, type a URL into your document and press the Spacebar so it turns into a blue, underlined link. Highlight that specific link. In the top toolbar, click the Underline button (the `U` with a line under it, or press Ctrl+U) to remove the line. If you want, you can also change the text color back to black using the Text color button (the `A` with a color bar). Keep the un-underlined link highlighted. Now, right-click the highlighted text. Scroll down to the bottom of the context menu and select Update ‘Link’ to match. Google Docs will instantly update its internal stylesheet. Every existing link in the document, and every new link you type going forward, will remain clickable but will no longer feature the blue underline.