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Description

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

Syntax

JavaScript syntax: object.style.property="inherit"

The following code shows how to Set the text-color for <span> elements to blue, except those inside elements with class="extra":

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
span {<!--  ww w  .  j av  a  2 s  .  com-->
    color: blue;
    border: 1px solid black;
}
.extra span {
    color: inherit;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div>
Here is <span>a span element</span> which is blue, as span elements are set to be.
</div>

<div class="extra" style="color:green">
Here is <span>a span element</span> which is green, because it inherits from its parent.
</div>

</body>
</html>

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