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Asked: 2026-06-05T04:52:55+00:00

I know that I have to use inline CSS to style anything in an

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I know that I have to use inline CSS to style anything in an HTML email, but I am noticing an odd override that is occuring in gmail. I am trying to change the color of the text in a table row:

<tr style='color: #000; font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, serif;'>

but when I open this email in gmail, the font-family and black color is being overwrote by gmail stylings. I’m seeing this via Firebug:

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That purple color is being used instead of the black I want, and the font family is defaulting to arial,sans-serif. Does anyone know of a way to safely override the styling that gmail is forcing on me?

UPDATE

I changed the color to a non-black color, i.e. #212a2c and the color changed correctly, but the font-family is still stuck on arial.

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  1. Editorial Team

    It looks like you are styling the TR but gmail is over riding it with a style to the TD. When a TD and a TR conflict, the TD will win because it is the most immediate container…the closest match as per css3 rules. I think if you use inline style on your TD you will be able to over ride it.

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