How to override inline CSS without using !important or javascript?

Question

Is there any way to override inline CSS without using !important and without using JavaScript?

For example:

<div style="background-color: red;"></div>

I was wondering if it can be overridden without:

div {
    background-color: blue !important;
}

I'm using kendoui which injects a lot of it's own inline css. I don't like using important and I don't like writing javascript for things which should be handled in CSS. So I have the options to do these but would like it if there were a cleaner way... — valanto
– valanto, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 10:38

pilsetnieks · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-26 10:24:27Z

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No, inline style takes precedence, you can override it only with !important.

answered Apr 26, 2013 at 10:24

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William Over a year ago

I thought so too, tried all kinds of CSS specificity

Joachim VR · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-26 10:27:20Z

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I'm afraid the !important clause is specifically created as the solution for this. It would be impractical for CSS to implement different degrees of priority, apart from the now-used style block < inline < !important priority.

answered Apr 26, 2013 at 10:27

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Todd G · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-23 03:12:35Z

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Try this:

div[style] {
  background: blue !important;
}

answered Feb 23, 2019 at 3:12

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