diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/other-files/app.component.html.template b/packages/schematics/angular/application/other-files/app.component.html.template
index 7b3720a6d6..5efae6bc8c 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/other-files/app.component.html.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/other-files/app.component.html.template
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
   }
 
   .card {
+    all: unset;
     border-radius: 4px;
     border: 1px solid #eee;
     background-color: #fafafa;
@@ -249,7 +250,6 @@
     background-image: linear-gradient(-180deg,#fafbfc,#eff3f6 90%);
     margin-left: 4px;
     font-weight: 600;
-    font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,Segoe UI Symbol;
   }
 
   .github-star-badge:hover {
@@ -272,10 +272,8 @@
     width: 1920px;
   }
 
-
   /* Responsive Styles */
   @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
-
     .card-container > *:not(.circle-link) ,
     .terminal {
       width: 100%;
@@ -359,31 +357,24 @@
   <div class="card-container">
     <a class="card" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://angular.io/tutorial">
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M5 13.18v4L12 21l7-3.82v-4L12 17l-7-3.82zM12 3L1 9l11 6 9-4.91V17h2V9L12 3z"/></svg>
-
       <span>Learn Angular</span>
-
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M10 6L8.59 7.41 13.17 12l-4.58 4.59L10 18l6-6z"/></svg>    </a>
 
     <a class="card" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://angular.io/cli">
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M9.4 16.6L4.8 12l4.6-4.6L8 6l-6 6 6 6 1.4-1.4zm5.2 0l4.6-4.6-4.6-4.6L16 6l6 6-6 6-1.4-1.4z"/></svg>
-
       <span>CLI Documentation</span>
-
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M10 6L8.59 7.41 13.17 12l-4.58 4.59L10 18l6-6z"/></svg>
     </a>
 
     <a class="card" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://blog.angular.io/">
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M13.5.67s.74 2.65.74 4.8c0 2.06-1.35 3.73-3.41 3.73-2.07 0-3.63-1.67-3.63-3.73l.03-.36C5.21 7.51 4 10.62 4 14c0 4.42 3.58 8 8 8s8-3.58 8-8C20 8.61 17.41 3.8 13.5.67zM11.71 19c-1.78 0-3.22-1.4-3.22-3.14 0-1.62 1.05-2.76 2.81-3.12 1.77-.36 3.6-1.21 4.62-2.58.39 1.29.59 2.65.59 4.04 0 2.65-2.15 4.8-4.8 4.8z"/></svg>
-
       <span>Angular Blog</span>
-
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M10 6L8.59 7.41 13.17 12l-4.58 4.59L10 18l6-6z"/></svg>
     </a>
 
     <a class="card" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://angular.io/devtools/">
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" enable-background="new 0 0 24 24" height="24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24px" fill="#000000"><g><rect fill="none" height="24" width="24"/></g><g><g><path d="M14.73,13.31C15.52,12.24,16,10.93,16,9.5C16,5.91,13.09,3,9.5,3S3,5.91,3,9.5C3,13.09,5.91,16,9.5,16 c1.43,0,2.74-0.48,3.81-1.27L19.59,21L21,19.59L14.73,13.31z M9.5,14C7.01,14,5,11.99,5,9.5S7.01,5,9.5,5S14,7.01,14,9.5 S11.99,14,9.5,14z"/><polygon points="10.29,8.44 9.5,6 8.71,8.44 6.25,8.44 8.26,10.03 7.49,12.5 9.5,10.97 11.51,12.5 10.74,10.03 12.75,8.44"/></g></g></svg>
       <span>Angular DevTools</span>
-
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M10 6L8.59 7.41 13.17 12l-4.58 4.59L10 18l6-6z"/></svg>
     </a>
 
@@ -396,41 +387,35 @@
   <input type="hidden" #selection>
 
   <div class="card-container">
-    <div class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'component'" tabindex="0">
-        <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z"/></svg>
-
+    <button class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'component'" tabindex="0">
+      <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z"/></svg>
       <span>New Component</span>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'material'" tabindex="0">
-        <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z"/></svg>
+    </button>
 
+    <button class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'material'" tabindex="0">
+      <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z"/></svg>
       <span>Angular Material</span>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'pwa'" tabindex="0">
-        <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z"/></svg>
+    </button>
 
+    <button class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'pwa'" tabindex="0">
+      <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z"/></svg>
       <span>Add PWA Support</span>
-    </div>
+    </button>
 
-    <div class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'dependency'" tabindex="0">
+    <button class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'dependency'" tabindex="0">
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z"/></svg>
-
       <span>Add Dependency</span>
-    </div>
+    </button>
 
-    <div class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'test'" tabindex="0">
+    <button class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'test'" tabindex="0">
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z"/></svg>
-
       <span>Run and Watch Tests</span>
-    </div>
+    </button>
 
-    <div class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'build'" tabindex="0">
+    <button class="card card-small" (click)="selection.value = 'build'" tabindex="0">
       <svg class="material-icons" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z"/></svg>
-
       <span>Build for Production</span>
-    </div>
+    </button>
   </div>
 
   <!-- Terminal -->