diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 6c8357fd9d..1d587616e8 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable Changes to the Julia package `Manopt.jl` will be documented in this
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.5.5] - unreleased
+
+### Added
+
+* icons upfront external links when they link to another package or wikipedia.
+
 ## [0.5.4] - November 27, 2024
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/docs/make.jl b/docs/make.jl
index 97e2699ac6..6167cc6593 100755
--- a/docs/make.jl
+++ b/docs/make.jl
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ links = InterLinks(
 makedocs(;
     format=Documenter.HTML(;
         prettyurls=run_on_CI || ("--prettyurls" ∈ ARGS),
-        assets=["assets/favicon.ico", "assets/citations.css"],
+        assets=["assets/favicon.ico", "assets/citations.css", "assets/link-icons.css"],
         size_threshold_warn=200 * 2^10, # raise slightly from 100 to 200 KiB
         size_threshold=300 * 2^10,      # raise slightly 200 to to 300 KiB
     ),
diff --git a/docs/src/assets/link-icons.css b/docs/src/assets/link-icons.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a84137ac21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/assets/link-icons.css
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+a[href^="https://juliamanifolds.github.io/ManifoldsBase.jl/"]::before {
+    content: "";
+    background-image: url('logo-manifoldsbase.png');
+    background-size: contain;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 1em;
+    width: 1em;
+    margin-right: 4px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+a[href^="https://juliamanifolds.github.io/Manifolds.jl/"]::before {
+    content: "";
+    background-image: url('logo-manifolds.png');
+    background-size: contain;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 1em;
+    width: 1em;
+    margin-right: 4px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+a[href^="https://en.wikipedia.org/"]::before {
+    content: "";
+    background-image: url('wikipedia.png');
+    background-size: contain;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 1em;
+    width: 1em;
+    margin-right: 4px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+    a[href^="https://juliamanifolds.github.io/ManifoldsBase.jl/"]::before {
+        background-image: url('logo-manifoldsbase-dark.png');
+    }
+    a[href^="https://juliamanifolds.github.io/Manifolds.jl/"]::before {
+        background-image: url('logo-manifolds-dark.png');
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/src/documentation_glossary.jl b/src/documentation_glossary.jl
index 31f051b386..5cf07ee491 100644
--- a/src/documentation_glossary.jl
+++ b/src/documentation_glossary.jl
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ define!(
     :grad_f,
     :description,
     (; M="M", p="p") ->
-        "the (Riemannian) gradient ``$(_tex(:grad))f``: $(_math(:M, M=M)) → $(_math(:TpM; M=M, p=p)) of f as a function `(M, p) -> X` or a function `(M, X, p) -> X` computing `X` in-place",
+        "the (Riemannian) gradient ``$(_tex(:grad))f: $(_math(:M, M=M)) → $(_math(:TpM; M=M, p=p))`` of f as a function `(M, p) -> X` or a function `(M, X, p) -> X` computing `X` in-place",
 )
 
 define!(
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ define!(
     :Hess_f,
     :description,
     (; M="M", p="p") ->
-        "the (Riemannian) Hessian ``$(_tex(:Hess))f``: $(_math(:TpM, M=M, p=p)) → $(_math(:TpM; M=M, p=p)) of f as a function `(M, p, X) -> Y` or a function `(M, Y, p, X) -> Y` computing `Y` in-place",
+        "the (Riemannian) Hessian ``$(_tex(:Hess))f: $(_math(:TpM, M=M, p=p)) → $(_math(:TpM; M=M, p=p))`` of f as a function `(M, p, X) -> Y` or a function `(M, Y, p, X) -> Y` computing `Y` in-place",
 )
 
 define!(