diff --git a/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/posts.scss b/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/posts.scss
index ffce76d3a..24520794e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/posts.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/posts.scss
@@ -221,10 +221,6 @@ div#c-post-versions, div#c-artist-versions {
       display: inline-block;
     }
 
-    i#open-edit-dialog {
-      font-size: var(--text-xxs);
-    }
-
     span[data-tag-counter] {
       float: right;
       color: var(--muted-text-color);
diff --git a/app/views/posts/partials/show/_edit.html.erb b/app/views/posts/partials/show/_edit.html.erb
index 5db032311..767198a14 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/partials/show/_edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/posts/partials/show/_edit.html.erb
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@
         <span class="tag-count"></span>
         <img>
       </span>
-      <a href="javascript:void(0)">
-        <%= external_link_icon(id: "open-edit-dialog", "data-shortcut": "shift+e") %>
-      </a>
+      <%= link_to external_link_icon(class: "text-xxs"), "javascript:void(0)", id: "open-edit-dialog", "data-shortcut": "shift+e" %>
     </div>
 
     <div>
diff --git a/app/views/uploads/_single_asset_upload.html.erb b/app/views/uploads/_single_asset_upload.html.erb
index a9c4399b0..9d1557802 100644
--- a/app/views/uploads/_single_asset_upload.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/uploads/_single_asset_upload.html.erb
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@
           <span class="tag-count"></span>
           <img>
         </span>
-        <a href="javascript:void(0)">
-          <%= external_link_icon(id: "open-edit-dialog", "data-shortcut": "shift+e") %>
-        </a>
+        <%= link_to external_link_icon(class: "text-xxs"), "javascript:void(0)", id: "open-edit-dialog", "data-shortcut": "shift+e" %>
       </div>
 
       <%= f.input :tag_string, label: false, hint: "Ctrl+Enter to submit", input_html: { "data-autocomplete": "tag-edit", "data-shortcut": "e", value: post.tag_string } %>