{"id":26586,"date":"2021-07-27T10:22:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T07:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=26586"},"modified":"2024-03-04T12:49:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T10:49:50","slug":"text-color-not-changing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/text-color-not-changing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannot change Elementor text color"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Text does not change color while editing text using Elementor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible causes &amp; solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Following are possible causes and their solutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Text inherits source style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one of the most common causes for text not changing colors. If you copy\/paste content from an external source such as another site or from Word documents, the text may be inheriting the styles from the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To troubleshoot this, you may do any of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Text<\/strong> tab of the <strong>Text Editor<\/strong> to see the raw text. If you see HTML styling such as &lt;span&gt; &lt;\/span&gt;, this is causing the issue. Remove them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right click and <strong>Paste Special<\/strong> in Windows, or <strong>Paste and Match Style<\/strong> on a Mac.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paste text directly to the <strong>Text <\/strong>tab of the <strong>Text Editor<\/strong>.<br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"478\" class=\"wp-image-46459\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cannot-change-Elementor-text-color-1.png\" alt=\"Cannot change Elementor text color 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cannot-change-Elementor-text-color-1.png 390w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cannot-change-Elementor-text-color-1-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elementor default styles conflicting with theme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Elementor has a set of default colors and typography settings. These may be conflicting with your Theme or Theme Builder styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To disable Elementor default styles, follow these steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to WP Admin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Elementor &gt; Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear the following checkboxes:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Disable Default Colors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disable Default Fonts<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"192\" class=\"wp-image-46460\" style=\"width: 680px\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cannot-change-Elementor-text-color-3.png\" alt=\"Cannot change Elementor text color 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cannot-change-Elementor-text-color-3.png 633w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cannot-change-Elementor-text-color-3-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theme has default color settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some themes have advanced customizer settings for controlling the colors and fonts. You may need to reset these settings for the Elementor styles to take effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To customize theme, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to WP Admin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Appearance &gt; Customize.<\/strong><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"198\" class=\"wp-image-46461\" style=\"width: 680px\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cannot-change-Elementor-text-color-2.png\" alt=\"Cannot change Elementor text color 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cannot-change-Elementor-text-color-2.png 403w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cannot-change-Elementor-text-color-2-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refer to your themes documentation for advanced settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When editing text on your site you may experience text that is not changing color as expected. 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