CSS `inherit` Keyword

Example

Set the text color of <span> elements to blue, except those with class="extra":

span
{
    color: blue;
}

.extra span
{
    color: inherit;
}

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
inherit	1.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	4.0

The inherit keyword specifies that a property should inherit its value from its parent element.

The inherit keyword can be used on any CSS property for any HTML element.

Version:	CSS3
JavaScript Syntax:	object.style.property="inherit" Try it
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