diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CreateAccountModal.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CreateAccountModal.tsx
index 9c4f4ed590e0cb8088abc75b6fa656b839934bd8..df52d965f013c98b86f5af41d770314f9c978921 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CreateAccountModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CreateAccountModal.tsx
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export function CreateAccountModal({
                 </ButtonWithLoading>
                 <Text style={{ lineHeight: '1.4em', fontSize: 15 }}>
                   <strong>
-                    Link a <u>European</u> bank account
+                    Link a <em>European</em> bank account
                   </strong>{' '}
                   to automatically download transactions. GoCardless provides
                   reliable, up-to-date information from hundreds of banks.
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export function CreateAccountModal({
                     </ButtonWithLoading>
                     <Text style={{ lineHeight: '1.4em', fontSize: 15 }}>
                       <strong>
-                        Link a <u>North American</u> bank account
+                        Link a <em>North American</em> bank account
                       </strong>{' '}
                       to automatically download transactions. SimpleFIN provides
                       reliable, up-to-date information from hundreds of banks.
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/2765.md b/upcoming-release-notes/2765.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..166ec28efe1f6d24adaf9a1295bab0bd5209c0dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/2765.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [psybers]
+---
+
+Do not use underlines for emphasis.