Remove border around sprite image in Chrome

Question

First time using this technique, seems that regardless what attributes I try to assign the border will not go away in Chrome. Other browsers are fine. I've tried outline:none, border:0; etc, etc. Also tried adding a colored border around the image, and noticed the the black border was still there within the colored border. Doesn't seem to want to go away.

Work-around's or advice much appreciated.

.share-link {
display: block;
width: 41px;
height: 32px;
text-decoration: none;
background: url("link-icon.png");
}

.share-link:hover {
background-position: -41px 0;
}


<a title="Share this Link" href="#"><img class="share-link"></a>

Answer 1

It's because you are using an img tag with no src attribute. Chrome is essentially indicating the size of the container with nothing in it.

If you don't want to place an image between the anchor tags, then don't use an image tag. It's not necessary to place anything between the tags.

Demo here.

Answer 2

you can use a base64 very small transparent image

<img class="share-link"  src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"/>