diff --git a/src/shared/ui/FooterLink/FooterLink.stories.svelte b/src/shared/ui/FooterLink/FooterLink.stories.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 7462b26..0000000
--- a/src/shared/ui/FooterLink/FooterLink.stories.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-<script module lang="ts">
-import { defineMeta } from '@storybook/addon-svelte-csf';
-import type { ComponentProps } from 'svelte';
-import FooterLink from './FooterLink.svelte';
-
-const { Story } = defineMeta({
-    title: 'Shared/FooterLink',
-    component: FooterLink,
-    tags: ['autodocs'],
-    parameters: {
-        docs: {
-            description: {
-                component: 'Standard footer link with arrow icon and hover effects.',
-            },
-            story: { inline: false },
-        },
-        layout: 'centered',
-    },
-    argTypes: {
-        text: {
-            control: 'text',
-            description: 'Link text',
-        },
-        href: {
-            control: 'text',
-            description: 'Link URL',
-        },
-    },
-});
-</script>
-
-<Story
-    name="Default"
-    args={{
-        text: 'Google Fonts',
-        href: 'https://fonts.google.com',
-        target: '_blank',
-    }}
->
-    {#snippet template(args: ComponentProps<typeof FooterLink>)}
-        <FooterLink {...args} />
-    {/snippet}
-</Story>
-
-<Story name="Multiple Links">
-    {#snippet template()}
-        <div class="flex gap-4 p-8 bg-neutral-100 dark:bg-neutral-900 rounded-lg">
-            <FooterLink text="Google Fonts" href="https://fonts.google.com" target="_blank" />
-            <FooterLink text="Fontshare" href="https://www.fontshare.com" target="_blank" />
-            <FooterLink text="GitHub" href="https://github.com" target="_blank" />
-        </div>
-    {/snippet}
-</Story>
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/FooterLink/FooterLink.svelte.test.ts b/src/shared/ui/FooterLink/FooterLink.svelte.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 66435a7..0000000
--- a/src/shared/ui/FooterLink/FooterLink.svelte.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import {
-    render,
-    screen,
-} from '@testing-library/svelte';
-import FooterLink from './FooterLink.svelte';
-
-describe('FooterLink', () => {
-    const defaultProps = {
-        text: 'Google Fonts',
-        href: 'https://fonts.google.com',
-    };
-
-    describe('Rendering', () => {
-        it('renders text content', () => {
-            render(FooterLink, { props: defaultProps });
-            expect(screen.getByText('Google Fonts')).toBeInTheDocument();
-        });
-
-        it('renders as an anchor element with correct href', () => {
-            render(FooterLink, { props: defaultProps });
-            const link = screen.getByRole('link');
-            expect(link).toBeInTheDocument();
-            expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', 'https://fonts.google.com');
-        });
-
-        it('renders the arrow icon', () => {
-            const { container } = render(FooterLink, { props: defaultProps });
-            const icon = container.querySelector('svg');
-            expect(icon).toBeInTheDocument();
-            expect(icon).toHaveClass('lucide-arrow-up-right');
-        });
-    });
-
-    describe('Attributes', () => {
-        it('applies custom CSS classes', () => {
-            render(FooterLink, {
-                props: {
-                    ...defaultProps,
-                    class: 'custom-class',
-                },
-            });
-            expect(screen.getByRole('link')).toHaveClass('custom-class');
-        });
-
-        it('spreads additional anchor attributes', () => {
-            render(FooterLink, {
-                props: {
-                    ...defaultProps,
-                    target: '_blank',
-                    rel: 'noopener',
-                },
-            });
-            const link = screen.getByRole('link');
-            expect(link).toHaveAttribute('target', '_blank');
-            expect(link).toHaveAttribute('rel', 'noopener');
-        });
-    });
-});
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/index.ts b/src/shared/ui/index.ts
index 15688ee..d02efb3 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/index.ts
+++ b/src/shared/ui/index.ts
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ export {
      */
     default as FilterGroup,
 } from './FilterGroup/FilterGroup.svelte';
-export {
-    /**
-     * Standard footer link with arrow icon and hover effects
-     */
-    default as FooterLink,
-} from './FooterLink/FooterLink.svelte';
 export {
     /**
      * Small text for secondary meta-information
@@ -76,6 +70,12 @@ export {
      */
     default as Label,
 } from './Label/Label.svelte';
+export {
+    /**
+     * Styled link with optional icon
+     */
+    default as Link,
+} from './Link/Link.svelte';
 export {
     /**
      * Full-page or component-level progress spinner
diff --git a/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer.svelte b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer.svelte
index d36a0f9..390e9d4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer.svelte
+++ b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer.svelte
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { cn } from '$shared/lib';
 import type { ResponsiveManager } from '$shared/lib/helpers';
-import { FooterLink } from '$shared/ui';
 import { getContext } from 'svelte';
+import FooterLink from './FooterLink.svelte';
 
 const responsive = getContext<ResponsiveManager>('responsive');
 const isVertical = $derived(responsive?.isDesktop || responsive?.isDesktopLarge);
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
             target="_blank"
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
             class={cn('border border-subtle', isVertical ? 'text-2xs' : 'text-4xs')}
+            iconClass={isVertical ? 'rotate-90' : ''}
         />
     </div>
 </footer>
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/FooterLink/FooterLink.svelte b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/FooterLink.svelte
similarity index 50%
rename from src/shared/ui/FooterLink/FooterLink.svelte
rename to src/widgets/Footer/ui/FooterLink.svelte
index 66c4f0f..942125b 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/FooterLink/FooterLink.svelte
+++ b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/FooterLink.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <!--
     Component: FooterLink
-    Standard footer link with arrow icon and hover effects.
+    Specific footer link implementation that uses the generic Link component
+    and adds the default arrow icon.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
 import { cn } from '$shared/lib';
+import { Link } from '$shared/ui';
 import ArrowUpRightIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/arrow-up-right';
 import type { HTMLAnchorAttributes } from 'svelte/elements';
 
@@ -12,6 +14,10 @@ interface Props extends HTMLAnchorAttributes {
      * Link text
      */
     text: string;
+    /**
+     * CSS classes for the default icon
+     */
+    iconClass?: string;
     /**
      * Link URL
      */
@@ -24,25 +30,26 @@ interface Props extends HTMLAnchorAttributes {
 
 let {
     text,
+    iconClass,
     href,
     class: className,
     ...rest
 }: Props = $props();
 </script>
 
-<a
+<Link
     {href}
-    class={cn(
-        'group inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-2xs font-mono uppercase tracking-wider-mono',
-        'text-neutral-400 hover:text-brand transition-colors',
-        'bg-surface/80 dark:bg-dark-bg/80 backdrop-blur-sm px-2 py-1 pointer-events-auto',
-        className,
-    )}
+    class={className}
     {...rest}
 >
     <span>{text}</span>
-    <ArrowUpRightIcon
-        size={10}
-        class="fill-body group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:translate-x-0 transition-all duration-200"
-    />
-</a>
+    {#snippet icon()}
+        <ArrowUpRightIcon
+            size={10}
+            class={cn(
+                'fill-body group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:translate-x-0 transition-all duration-200',
+                iconClass,
+            )}
+        />
+    {/snippet}
+</Link>