Use the !important[0]
<style type="text/css"> textarea { width: 100px *!important; * } </style> [0] http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-dev/css-important.shtml -- Bruno Rocha [ About me: http://zerp.ly/rochacbruno ] 2011/3/11 Johann Spies <johann.sp...@gmail.com> > <style type="text/css"> > textarea { > width: 100px; > } > </style> >