How to Remove Underline in Adobe InDesign

Updated on:

June 5, 2026

By:

Madhav Bhandari

Use this interactive demo to learn how to remove the underline from text in Adobe InDesign.

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Here’s simple and a quick guide on how to remove underline in Adobe InDesign:

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To remove the underline from text or a paragraph in InDesign, highlight the text to activate its properties.
In the Character section, click the Underline icon to remove the underline from the selected text.
Check your document to see that the underline has been successfully removed from the text.

📌 Why this matters

Removing underlines gives you precise control over your document's visual hierarchy and professional appearance. You might inherit text with unwanted formatting from copied content, or need to create custom link styles that don't rely on traditional underlines.

This becomes especially valuable when designing materials where underlines could confuse readers or clash with your brand guidelines. Clean typography often means selectively removing automatic formatting to let your intentional design choices shine through, rather than accepting default text styling.

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