diff --git a/components/animatedLink.tsx b/components/animatedLink.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e03faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/animatedLink.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import Link from 'next/link';
+import React from 'react';
+
+interface AnimatedLinkProps {
+  href: string;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+const AnimatedLink = ({ href, children, className = '' }: AnimatedLinkProps) => {
+  return (
+    <Link
+      href={href}
+      className={`group relative text-white hover:text-white ${className}`}
+    >
+      {children}
+      <span className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 w-full h-0.5 bg-white transform scale-x-0 origin-left transition-transform duration-300 ease-in-out group-hover:scale-x-100"></span>
+    </Link>
+  );
+};
+
+export default AnimatedLink;
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diff --git a/components/blogpost.tsx b/components/blogpost.tsx
index c79ca49..a113d45 100644
--- a/components/blogpost.tsx
+++ b/components/blogpost.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
 
-import Link from 'next/link';
+import AnimatedLink from '../components/animatedLink';
 import Image from 'next/image';
 
 interface BlogPost {
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export default function BlogArea({ blogposts }: BlogAreaProps) {
                         <div className="right flex flex-col">
                             <div className="blogpost-label text-2xl mb-4">
                                 <h2>
-                                    <Link href={blogpost.get_absolute_url}>
+                                    <AnimatedLink href={blogpost.get_absolute_url}>
                                         {blogpost.label}
-                                    </Link>
+                                    </AnimatedLink>
                                 </h2>
                             </div>
                             <ul className="blogpost-tags flex flex-row space-x-4 mb-4">
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ export default function BlogArea({ blogposts }: BlogAreaProps) {
                                     <p>Posted: {blogpost.publish}</p>
                                 </div>
                                 <div className="text-2xl">
-                                    <Link href={blogpost.get_absolute_url}>
+                                    <AnimatedLink href={blogpost.get_absolute_url}>
                                         Read the article
-                                    </Link>
+                                    </AnimatedLink>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>