diff --git a/source/css/_common/highlight.styl b/source/css/_common/highlight.styl
index 2dc860c..39ff749 100644
--- a/source/css/_common/highlight.styl
+++ b/source/css/_common/highlight.styl
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 code
   -webkit-font-smoothing: auto
   -moz-osx-font-smoothing: auto
-  color: var(--text-code)
   font-family: $ff-code
 
 p>code:not([class]),li>code:not([class])
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ p>code:not([class]),li>code:not([class])
   background: var(--block)
   padding: .2em
   border-radius: 4px
+  color: var(--text-code)
 
 article.md .highlight, pre:not([class]):has(>code)
   margin: var(--gap-p) 0