How to change font-size of a tag using inline css

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Can t change font-size of a tag for given below code   lt td valign  top  width  620  gt  lt strong gt  lt a href  images pub pub1 pdf  target   self  gt Factsheet of the OSCE Border Management Staff College lt  a gt  lt  strong gt  lt br   gt  lt br   gt  lt strong gt  lt span style  font-size  11px  color   aaaaaa   gt 14 June 2013 lt  span gt  lt  strong gt    Tried    lt td valign  top  width  620  gt  lt strong gt  lt a style  font-size 14px   href  images pub pub1 pdf  target   self  gt Factsheet of the OSCE Border Management Staff College lt  a gt  lt  strong gt  lt br   gt  lt br   gt  lt strong gt  lt span style  font-size  11px  color   aaaaaa   gt 14 June 2013 lt  span gt  lt  strong gt    Nothing changed    lt td valign  top  width  620  gt  lt strong gt  lt a class  pub  href  images pub pub1 pdf  target   self  gt Factsheet of the OSCE Border Management Staff College lt  a gt  lt  strong gt  lt br   gt  lt br   gt  lt strong gt  lt span style  font-size  11px  color   aaaaaa   gt 14 June 2013 lt  span gt  lt  strong gt   a pub   font-size  14px      No changes    lt td class  pub  valign  top  width  620  gt  lt strong gt  lt a  href  images pub pub1 pdf  target   self  gt Factsheet of the OSCE Border Management Staff College lt  a gt  lt  strong gt  lt br   gt  lt br   gt  lt strong gt  lt span style  font-size  11px  color   aaaaaa   gt 14 June 2013 lt  span gt  lt  strong gt   td pub   font-size  14px      No effects  It is using font of a tag from style css file I want to change font-size for only this a tag  Any ideas what I am doing wrong

User · Answer

You should analyze your style css file  possibly using Developer Tools in your favorite browser  to see which rule sets font size on the element in a manner that overrides the one in a style attribute  Apparently  it has to be one using the  important specifier  which generally indicates poor logic and structure in styling   Primarily  modify the style css file so that it does not use  important  Failing this  add  important to the rule in style attribute  But you should aim at reducing the use of  important  not increasing it

User · Answer

Strange it doesn t change  as inline styles are most specific  if style sheet has  important declared  it wont over ride  try this and see   lt span style  font-size  11px  important  color   aaaaaa   gt Hello lt  span gt

User · Answer

use this attribute in style  font-size  11px  important   your font size   by  important it override your css

[css] How to change font-size of a tag using inline css?

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