diff --git a/stanzas/chord-diagram/drawChordDiagram.ts b/stanzas/chord-diagram/drawChordDiagram.ts
index f15983b8..38c93f1d 100644
--- a/stanzas/chord-diagram/drawChordDiagram.ts
+++ b/stanzas/chord-diagram/drawChordDiagram.ts
@@ -59,21 +59,7 @@ export function drawChordDiagram(svg, nodes, edges, { symbols, ...params }) {
   });
 
   // Nodes (arcs)
-
   chords.groups.forEach((node) => {
-    // edgeSym,
-    // edgeWidthSym,
-    // sourceNodeSym,
-    // targetNodeSym,
-    // nodeSizeSym,
-    // nodeColorSym,
-    // groupSym,
-    // edgeColorSym,
-    // nodeLabelSym,
-    // idSym,
-    // nodeBorderColorSym,
-    // isPairEdge,
-
     node.id = nodes[node.index][params.nodeLabelParams.dataKey];
 
     node[symbols.nodeColorSym] = edgeColorScale("" + node.index);
@@ -102,8 +88,6 @@ export function drawChordDiagram(svg, nodes, edges, { symbols, ...params }) {
     .classed("chord", true)
     .style("fill", (d) => chords.groups[d.source.index][symbols.nodeColorSym]);
 
-  console.log("ribbons", ribbons);
-
   const arcsG = rootGroup
     .append("g")
     .classed("arcs", true)
diff --git a/stanzas/force-graph/drawForceLayout.js b/stanzas/force-graph/drawForceLayout.js
index a6940e27..7af5c3a8 100644
--- a/stanzas/force-graph/drawForceLayout.js
+++ b/stanzas/force-graph/drawForceLayout.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as d3 from "d3";
+import { addHighlightOnHover } from "../../lib/graphHighlight";
 
 function straightLink(d) {
   const start = { x: d.source.x, y: d.source.y };
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ export default function (
     .data(nodes)
     .enter()
     .append("g")
-    .attr("class", "node-group")
+    .attr("class", "node")
     .attr("transform", (d) => {
       return `translate(${d.x},${d.y})`;
     })
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ export default function (
 
   const nodeCircles = nodeGroups
     .append("circle")
-    .attr("class", "node")
+
     .attr("cx", 0)
     .attr("cy", 0)
     .attr("r", (d) => d[symbols.nodeSizeSym])
@@ -210,14 +211,12 @@ export default function (
       .text((d) => d[nodeLabelParams.dataKey]);
   }
 
-  let isDragging = false;
-
   function drag(simulation) {
     function dragstarted(event) {
       if (!event.active) {
         simulation.alphaTarget(0.3).restart();
       }
-      isDragging = true;
+
       event.subject.fx = event.subject.x;
       event.subject.fy = event.subject.y;
     }
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ export default function (
     }
 
     function dragended(event) {
-      isDragging = false;
       if (!event.active) {
         simulation.alphaTarget(0);
       }
@@ -244,44 +242,6 @@ export default function (
   }
 
   if (highlightAdjEdges) {
-    nodeGroups.on("mouseover", function (e, d) {
-      if (isDragging) {
-        return;
-      }
-      // highlight current node
-      d3.select(this).classed("active", true);
-      // fade out all other nodes, highlight a little connected ones
-      nodeGroups
-        .classed("fadeout", (p) => d !== p)
-        .classed("half-active", (p) => {
-          return (
-            p !== d &&
-            d[symbols.edgeSym].some(
-              (edge) =>
-                edge[symbols.sourceNodeSym] === p ||
-                edge[symbols.targetNodeSym] === p
-            )
-          );
-        });
-
-      // fadeout not connected edges, highlight connected ones
-      links
-        .classed("fadeout", (p) => !d[symbols.edgeSym].includes(p))
-        .classed("active", (p) => d[symbols.edgeSym].includes(p));
-    });
-
-    nodeGroups.on("mouseleave", function () {
-      if (isDragging) {
-        return;
-      }
-      links
-        .classed("active", false)
-        .classed("fadeout", false)
-        .classed("half-active", false);
-      nodeGroups
-        .classed("active", false)
-        .classed("fadeout", false)
-        .classed("half-active", false);
-    });
+    addHighlightOnHover(symbols, nodes, nodeGroups, links);
   }
 }
diff --git a/stanzas/force-graph/index.js b/stanzas/force-graph/index.js
index b8ba92b3..31bbfe25 100644
--- a/stanzas/force-graph/index.js
+++ b/stanzas/force-graph/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import MetaStanza from "../../lib/MetaStanza";
 import { handleApiError } from "../../lib/apiError";
 import drawForceLayout from "./drawForceLayout";
 
+import { getMarginsFromCSSString } from "@/lib/utils";
+
 import {
   appendCustomCss,
   downloadCSVMenuItem,
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ import {
 export default class ForceGraph extends MetaStanza {
   _graphArea;
   selectedEventParams = {
-    targetElementSelector: ".node-group",
+    targetElementSelector: ".node",
     selectedElementClassName: "-selected",
     selectedElementSelector: ".-selected",
     idPath: "id",
@@ -175,25 +177,27 @@ export default class ForceGraph extends MetaStanza {
         symbols,
       });
 
-      this._graphArea.selectAll("circle.node").on("click", (_, d) => {
-        toggleSelectIds({
-          selectedIds: this.selectedIds,
-          targetId: d.id,
-        });
-        updateSelectedElementClassNameForD3({
-          drawing: this._graphArea,
-          selectedIds: this.selectedIds,
-          ...this.selectedEventParams,
-        });
-        if (this.params["event-outgoing_change_selected_nodes"]) {
-          emitSelectedEvent({
-            rootElement: this.element,
+      if (this.params["event-outgoing_change_selected_nodes"]) {
+        this._graphArea.selectAll(".node").on("click", (_, d) => {
+          toggleSelectIds({
+            selectedIds: this.selectedIds,
             targetId: d.id,
+          });
+          updateSelectedElementClassNameForD3({
+            drawing: this._graphArea,
             selectedIds: this.selectedIds,
-            dataUrl: this.params["data-url"],
+            ...this.selectedEventParams,
           });
-        }
-      });
+          if (this.params["event-outgoing_change_selected_nodes"]) {
+            emitSelectedEvent({
+              rootElement: this.element,
+              targetId: d.id,
+              selectedIds: this.selectedIds,
+              dataUrl: this.params["data-url"],
+            });
+          }
+        });
+      }
     };
 
     handleApiError({
@@ -219,39 +223,3 @@ export default class ForceGraph extends MetaStanza {
     }
   }
 }
-
-function getMarginsFromCSSString(str) {
-  const splitted = str.trim().split(/\W+/);
-
-  const res = {
-    TOP: 0,
-    RIGHT: 0,
-    BOTTOM: 0,
-    LEFT: 0,
-  };
-
-  switch (splitted.length) {
-    case 1:
-      res.TOP = res.RIGHT = res.BOTTOM = res.LEFT = parseInt(splitted[0]);
-      break;
-    case 2:
-      res.TOP = res.BOTTOM = parseInt(splitted[0]);
-      res.LEFT = res.RIGHT = parseInt(splitted[1]);
-      break;
-    case 3:
-      res.TOP = parseInt(splitted[0]);
-      res.LEFT = res.RIGHT = parseInt(splitted[1]);
-      res.BOTTOM = parseInt(splitted[2]);
-      break;
-    case 4:
-      res.TOP = parseInt(splitted[0]);
-      res.RIGHT = parseInt(splitted[1]);
-      res.BOTTOM = parseInt(splitted[2]);
-      res.LEFT = parseInt(splitted[3]);
-      break;
-    default:
-      break;
-  }
-
-  return res;
-}
diff --git a/stanzas/force-graph/metadata.json b/stanzas/force-graph/metadata.json
index eaa4bba2..024f4ae3 100644
--- a/stanzas/force-graph/metadata.json
+++ b/stanzas/force-graph/metadata.json
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
       "stanza:description": "Color applied to the selected item"
     },
     {
-      "stanza:key": "--togostanza-edge-default_color",
+      "stanza:key": "--togostanza-edge-color",
       "stanza:type": "color",
       "stanza:default": "#bdbdbd",
       "stanza:description": "Egdes default color"
diff --git a/stanzas/force-graph/style.scss b/stanzas/force-graph/style.scss
index 2c940910..1fcc16dd 100644
--- a/stanzas/force-graph/style.scss
+++ b/stanzas/force-graph/style.scss
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 // Load the repository-wide global style here. The actual file is located at ../common.scss for details.
 @use "@/common.scss";
 
-svg > defs > marker > path {
-  fill: var(--togostanza-edge-default_color);
-}
-
 .label,
 .node,
 .link,
-.active,
-.fadeout,
-.half-active {
+.-active,
+.-fadeout,
+.-half-active {
   transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;
   transition-property: opacity, stroke-width, stroke-opacity;
 }
@@ -24,51 +20,49 @@ svg > defs > marker > path {
   stroke: var(--togostanza-border-color);
   stroke-width: var(--togostanza-border-width);
   cursor: pointer;
-}
 
-.node-group {
   &.-selected {
-    text {
-      fill: var(--togostanza-theme-selected_border_color);
-    }
+    opacity: 1 !important;
   }
-}
 
-.link {
-  stroke-opacity: var(--togostanza-edge-opacity);
-  stroke-linecap: round;
-  fill: none;
-  stroke: var(--togostanza-edge-default_color);
-}
-
-.active {
-  > .node {
+  &.-active {
+    opacity: 1;
     stroke-width: calc(var(--togostanza-border-width) * 2.5px);
     stroke-opacity: 1;
   }
-  > .link {
-    stroke-opacity: 1;
+
+  &.-half-active {
+    opacity: calc(var(--togostanza-fadeout-opacity) + 0.3);
+    stroke-width: calc(var(--togostanza-border-width) * 1.6px);
   }
-  > .label {
-    opacity: 1;
+
+  &.-fadeout {
+    opacity: var(--togostanza-fadeout-opacity);
   }
 }
 
-.fadeout {
-  opacity: 0.05;
-  > .link {
-    stroke-opacity: 0.05;
+.link {
+  stroke: var(--togostanza-edge-color);
+  opacity: var(--togostanza-edge-opacity);
+
+  &.-fadeout {
+    opacity: calc(
+      var(--togostanza-fadeout-opacity) * var(--togostanza-edge-opacity)
+    );
   }
 }
 
-.half-active {
-  opacity: 0.8;
-  > .node {
-    stroke-width: calc(var(--togostanza-border-width) * 1.6px);
-    stroke-opacity: 0.8;
+svg {
+  & > defs > marker > path {
+    fill: var(--togostanza-edge-color);
   }
 
-  > .label {
-    opacity: 0.6;
+  &:has(.-selected) {
+    .node {
+      opacity: var(--togostanza-fadeout-opacity);
+    }
+    .link {
+      opacity: var(--togostanza-fadeout-opacity);
+    }
   }
 }