this might sound silly, but are you *sure* it's inheriting the background? keep in mind that your sub-li are displayed *inside* the parent li, which has a background. when the sub-li are clear of backgrounds, the parent's background shows through. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL-REMOVED]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/