diff --git a/webapp/templates/chlamdb/fam.html b/webapp/templates/chlamdb/fam.html
index 36956bb62..5abf833d5 100644
--- a/webapp/templates/chlamdb/fam.html
+++ b/webapp/templates/chlamdb/fam.html
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ <h3 class="panel-title">Description</h3>
                         {% for key, value in info.items %}
                           <tr>
                             <th>{{key}}</th>
-                            <td>{{value}}</td>
+                            <td>{{value|safe}}</td>
                           </tr>
                         {% endfor %}
 
diff --git a/webapp/views/utils.py b/webapp/views/utils.py
index fc813858c..9b9212925 100644
--- a/webapp/views/utils.py
+++ b/webapp/views/utils.py
@@ -136,10 +136,14 @@ def format_amr(gene, to_url=False):
     return f"<a href=\"/fam_amr/{gene}\">{gene}</a>"
 
 
+icon_external_link = '<i class="fas fa-external-link-alt"></i>'
+
+
 def format_hmm_url(hmm_id):
     if hmm_id:
         hmm_id = hmm_id.rsplit(".", 1)[0]
-        return f"<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/annotation_prok/evidence/{hmm_id}\">{hmm_id}</a>"  # noqa
+        return f'<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/annotation_prok/evidence/{hmm_id}"'\
+               f' target="_blank">{hmm_id}&nbsp{icon_external_link}</a>'  # noqa
     return hmm_id