How to prevent phone numbers to be converted into Skype links?

Question

On those Windows machines with Skype installed, it tends to convert all phone-formatted numbers to Skype links so you can click it in order to make a call on Skype.

The question is how do you prevent that to happen for a certain number on page?

Answer 1

Try not outputting the numbers as a single piece of text. Instead of

<span>888-555-1212</span>

try

<span>888<span>-</span>555<span>-</span>1212</span>

Answer 2

You can also leave the number alone and remove it with JS.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){jQuery('.skype_pnh_container').parent().html('(555) 222 - 3333');
jQuery('.skype_pnh_container').remove()}

It is harder to do in normal HTML, but Skype doesn't remove the parent container, so put the number in something with an ID, you can do a "getElementById" on it, set the innerHTML to the phone number.

document.getElementById('phoneNumberContainer').innerHTML='(555) 222 - 4444';