diff --git a/CONVENTION.md b/CONVENTION.md
index d684a58..053ae2f 100644
--- a/CONVENTION.md
+++ b/CONVENTION.md
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ the accent border and a 3px glow in *accent soft*.
 ## 5. The foot
 
 Every site carries one muted line at the bottom of the window however
-short the page, over a rule in *line*. The home page says the least: the
+short the page, with no rule above it - as there is none under the top
+line. The home page says the least: the
 licence and About. A sister site (Samples, Addons & Tools) adds the name
 leading home, a link to edit the page and the mail as a mark at the right
 end.
diff --git a/src/styles/global.css b/src/styles/global.css
index 5b15d99..bfdcebe 100644
--- a/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/src/styles/global.css
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ main { flex: 1 0 auto; padding-bottom: 32px; }
  * page, as on Samples and Addons (CONVENTION.md section 5) - the licence and
  * who runs this. */
 .foot { margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 12px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); }
-.foot-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 8px; }
+.foot-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } /* no rule above it, as there is none under the top bar */
 .foot a { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; }
 .foot a:hover { color: var(--brand); }