diff --git a/gitlab-pages/website/src/css/custom.css b/gitlab-pages/website/src/css/custom.css
index 1dadecfd2d..6c2c8793c8 100644
--- a/gitlab-pages/website/src/css/custom.css
+++ b/gitlab-pages/website/src/css/custom.css
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ h4 {
   font-size: 1.125rem;
 }
 
+/* icon for external links */
+[data-theme="light"] article a[target="_blank"]:after {
+  content: url("/img/external_link_light.svg");
+  padding-left: 5px;
+}
+[data-theme="dark"] article a[target="_blank"]:after {
+  content: url("/img/external_link_dark.svg");
+  padding-left: 5px;
+}
+
 blockquote {
   background-color: var(--blockquote-color);
   border-left: 5px solid var(--ligo-color_content-primary);
diff --git a/gitlab-pages/website/static/img/external_link_dark.svg b/gitlab-pages/website/static/img/external_link_dark.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a25a19b4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlab-pages/website/static/img/external_link_dark.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg width="13.5" height="13.5" aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="iconExternalLink_node_modules-@docusaurus-theme-classic-lib-theme-Icon-ExternalLink-styles-module"><path fill="white" d="M21 13v10h-21v-19h12v2h-10v15h17v-8h2zm3-12h-10.988l4.035 4-6.977 7.07 2.828 2.828 6.977-7.07 4.125 4.172v-11z"></path></svg>
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diff --git a/gitlab-pages/website/static/img/external_link_light.svg b/gitlab-pages/website/static/img/external_link_light.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ffc91f048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlab-pages/website/static/img/external_link_light.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg width="13.5" height="13.5" aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="iconExternalLink_node_modules-@docusaurus-theme-classic-lib-theme-Icon-ExternalLink-styles-module"><path d="M21 13v10h-21v-19h12v2h-10v15h17v-8h2zm3-12h-10.988l4.035 4-6.977 7.07 2.828 2.828 6.977-7.07 4.125 4.172v-11z"></path></svg>
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