# Dropcaps in Discourse - cannot override span tag

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropcaps-in-discourse-cannot-override-span-tag/66477>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [Juillet 20, 2017, 12:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropcaps-in-discourse-cannot-override-span-tag/66477 "2017-07-20T00:29:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![vinothkannans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vinothkannans/32/86465_2.png) [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\
**Post date:** [Juillet 20, 2017, 6:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropcaps-in-discourse-cannot-override-span-tag/66477/2 "2017-07-20T06:43:13Z")

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Any css classes that you add to that html will be stripped by the Discourse markdown parser. If you need to you can whitelist css classes with a plugin.

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