diff --git a/src/document/Makefile b/src/document/Makefile
index 8014c251..8ea77ed2 100644
--- a/src/document/Makefile
+++ b/src/document/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ SUBDIRS-$(CONFIG_DOM)	+= dom
 
 SUBDIRS = html plain
 
-OBJS = docdata.o document.o forms.o options.o refresh.o renderer.o
+OBJS = docdata.o document.o format.o forms.o options.o refresh.o renderer.o
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.lib
diff --git a/src/document/css/apply.c b/src/document/css/apply.c
index 1e198ae8..7755046c 100644
--- a/src/document/css/apply.c
+++ b/src/document/css/apply.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "document/css/property.h"
 #include "document/css/scanner.h"
 #include "document/css/stylesheet.h"
+#include "document/format.h"
 #include "document/html/parser/parse.h"
 #include "document/options.h"
 #include "util/align.h"
diff --git a/src/document/css/property.h b/src/document/css/property.h
index c362801b..1d69cdbd 100644
--- a/src/document/css/property.h
+++ b/src/document/css/property.h
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef EL__DOCUMENT_CSS_PROPERTY_H
 #define EL__DOCUMENT_CSS_PROPERTY_H
 
-#include "document/html/parser.h"
+#include "document/format.h"
+#include "util/align.h"
 #include "util/color.h"
 #include "util/lists.h"
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ struct css_property {
 			CSS_DISP_BLOCK,
 		} display;
 		struct {
-			enum format_attr add, rem;
+			enum text_style_format add, rem;
 		} font_attribute;
 		enum format_align text_align;
 		/* TODO:
diff --git a/src/document/css/stylesheet.h b/src/document/css/stylesheet.h
index 7928a921..670af934 100644
--- a/src/document/css/stylesheet.h
+++ b/src/document/css/stylesheet.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef EL__DOCUMENT_CSS_STYLESHEET_H
 #define EL__DOCUMENT_CSS_STYLESHEET_H
 
+#include "protocol/uri.h"
 #include "util/lists.h"
 
 /* #define DEBUG_CSS */
diff --git a/src/document/dom/renderer.c b/src/document/dom/renderer.c
index 6391ff82..f1392702 100644
--- a/src/document/dom/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/dom/renderer.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ render_dom_document(struct cache_entry *cached, struct document *document,
 
 	init_dom_renderer(&renderer, document, buffer, convert_table);
 
-	document->bgcolor = document->options.default_bg;
+	document->bgcolor = document->options.default_style.bg;
 #ifdef CONFIG_UTF8
 	document->options.utf8 = is_cp_utf8(document->options.cp);
 #endif /* CONFIG_UTF8 */
diff --git a/src/document/format.c b/src/document/format.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcae2ac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/document/format.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/** Format attributes utilities
+ * @file */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "elinks.h"
+
+#include "document/format.h"
+#include "document/options.h"
+#include "terminal/draw.h"
+#include "util/color.h"
+
+
+void
+get_screen_char_template(struct screen_char *template,
+			 struct document_options *options,
+			 struct text_style style)
+{
+	template->attr = 0;
+	template->data = ' ';
+
+	if (style.attr) {
+		if (style.attr & AT_UNDERLINE) {
+			template->attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE;
+		}
+
+		if (style.attr & AT_BOLD) {
+			template->attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD;
+		}
+
+		if (style.attr & AT_ITALIC) {
+			template->attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC;
+		}
+
+		if (style.attr & AT_GRAPHICS) {
+			template->attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_FRAME;
+		}
+	}
+
+	{
+		struct color_pair colors = INIT_COLOR_PAIR(style.bg, style.fg);
+		set_term_color(template, &colors, options->color_flags, options->color_mode);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/document/format.h b/src/document/format.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c38d96d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/document/format.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef EL__DOCUMENT_FORMAT_H
+#define EL__DOCUMENT_FORMAT_H
+
+#include "util/color.h"
+
+struct document_options;
+struct screen_char;
+
+
+enum text_style_format {
+	AT_BOLD = 1,
+	AT_ITALIC = 2,
+	AT_UNDERLINE = 4,
+	AT_FIXED = 8,
+	AT_GRAPHICS = 16,
+	AT_PREFORMATTED = 32,
+};
+
+struct text_style {
+	enum text_style_format attr;
+	color_T fg;
+	color_T bg;
+};
+
+void get_screen_char_template(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *options, struct text_style style);
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/document/html/parser.c b/src/document/html/parser.c
index 220cec0c..31387676 100644
--- a/src/document/html/parser.c
+++ b/src/document/html/parser.c
@@ -896,8 +896,7 @@ init_html_parser(struct uri *uri, struct document_options *options,
 	format.form = NULL;
 	format.title = NULL;
 
-	format.style.fg = options->default_fg;
-	format.style.bg = options->default_bg;
+	format.style = options->default_style;
 	format.clink = options->default_link;
 	format.vlink = options->default_vlink;
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOKMARKS
@@ -914,7 +913,7 @@ init_html_parser(struct uri *uri, struct document_options *options,
 	par_format.dd_margin = options->margin;
 	par_format.flags = P_NONE;
 
-	par_format.bgcolor = options->default_bg;
+	par_format.bgcolor = options->default_style.bg;
 
 	html_top->invisible = 0;
 	html_top->name = NULL;
diff --git a/src/document/html/parser.h b/src/document/html/parser.h
index c10cb8a8..816ca0aa 100644
--- a/src/document/html/parser.h
+++ b/src/document/html/parser.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef EL__DOCUMENT_HTML_PARSER_H
 #define EL__DOCUMENT_HTML_PARSER_H
 
+#include "document/format.h"
 #include "intl/charsets.h" /* unicode_val_T */
 #include "util/align.h"
 #include "util/color.h"
@@ -21,23 +22,8 @@ struct uri;
  * files - there's lack of any well defined interface and it's all randomly
  * mixed up :/. */
 
-enum format_attr {
-	AT_BOLD = 1,
-	AT_ITALIC = 2,
-	AT_UNDERLINE = 4,
-	AT_FIXED = 8,
-	AT_GRAPHICS = 16,
-	AT_PREFORMATTED = 32,
-};
-
-struct text_attrib_style {
-	enum format_attr attr;
-	color_T fg;
-	color_T bg;
-};
-
 struct text_attrib {
-	struct text_attrib_style style;
+	struct text_style style;
 
 	int fontsize;
 	unsigned char *link;
diff --git a/src/document/html/parser/general.c b/src/document/html/parser/general.c
index 0dbff5e9..bd653a5c 100644
--- a/src/document/html/parser/general.c
+++ b/src/document/html/parser/general.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ html_apply_canvas_bgcolor(struct html_context *html_context)
 	}
 
 	if (html_context->has_link_lines
-	    && par_format.bgcolor != html_context->options->default_bg
+	    && par_format.bgcolor != html_context->options->default_style.bg
 	    && !search_html_stack(html_context, "BODY")) {
 		html_context->special_f(html_context, SP_COLOR_LINK_LINES);
 	}
diff --git a/src/document/html/renderer.c b/src/document/html/renderer.c
index 2e4f801d..c62586f6 100644
--- a/src/document/html/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/html/renderer.c
@@ -340,39 +340,19 @@ static inline struct screen_char *
 get_format_screen_char(struct html_context *html_context,
                        enum link_state link_state)
 {
-	static struct text_attrib_style ta_cache = { -1, 0x0, 0x0 };
+	static struct text_style ta_cache = { -1, 0x0, 0x0 };
 	static struct screen_char schar_cache;
 
 	if (memcmp(&ta_cache, &format.style, sizeof(ta_cache))) {
 		copy_struct(&ta_cache, &format.style);
-
-		schar_cache.attr = 0;
-		if (format.style.attr) {
-			if (format.style.attr & AT_UNDERLINE) {
-				schar_cache.attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE;
-			}
-
-			if (format.style.attr & AT_BOLD) {
-				schar_cache.attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD;
-			}
-
-			if (format.style.attr & AT_ITALIC) {
-				schar_cache.attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC;
-			}
-
-			if (format.style.attr & AT_GRAPHICS) {
-				schar_cache.attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_FRAME;
-			}
-		}
+		struct text_style final_style = format.style;
 
 		if (link_state != LINK_STATE_NONE
 		    && html_context->options->underline_links) {
-			schar_cache.attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE;
+			final_style.attr |= AT_UNDERLINE;
 		}
 
-		set_screen_char_color(&schar_cache, format.style.bg, format.style.fg,
-				      html_context->options->color_flags,
-				      html_context->options->color_mode);
+		get_screen_char_template(&schar_cache, html_context->options, final_style);
 	}
 
 	if (!!(schar_cache.attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNSEARCHABLE)
diff --git a/src/document/options.c b/src/document/options.c
index 8d77ce89..b8a697b5 100644
--- a/src/document/options.c
+++ b/src/document/options.c
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ init_document_options(struct document_options *doo)
 	doo->default_form_input_size = get_opt_int("document.browse.forms.input_size");
 
 	/* Color options. */
-	doo->default_fg = get_opt_color("document.colors.text");
-	doo->default_bg = get_opt_color("document.colors.background");
+	doo->default_style.fg = get_opt_color("document.colors.text");
+	doo->default_style.bg = get_opt_color("document.colors.background");
 	doo->default_link = get_opt_color("document.colors.link");
 	doo->default_vlink = get_opt_color("document.colors.vlink");
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOKMARKS
diff --git a/src/document/options.h b/src/document/options.h
index dd5f6bb7..19ad801e 100644
--- a/src/document/options.h
+++ b/src/document/options.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef EL__DOCUMENT_OPTIONS_H
 #define EL__DOCUMENT_OPTIONS_H
 
+#include "document/format.h"
 #include "terminal/color.h"
 #include "util/color.h"
 #include "util/box.h"
@@ -34,8 +35,7 @@ struct document_options {
 
 	/** @name The default (fallback) colors.
 	 * @{ */
-	color_T default_fg;
-	color_T default_bg;
+	struct text_style default_style;
 	color_T default_link;
 	color_T default_vlink;
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOKMARKS
diff --git a/src/document/plain/renderer.c b/src/document/plain/renderer.c
index 3d4cde91..99cfbf05 100644
--- a/src/document/plain/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/plain/renderer.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "config/options.h"
 #include "document/docdata.h"
 #include "document/document.h"
+#include "document/format.h"
 #include "document/options.h"
 #include "document/plain/renderer.h"
 #include "document/renderer.h"
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ add_document_link(struct document *document, unsigned char *uri, int length,
 	link->npoints = length;
 	link->type = LINK_HYPERTEXT;
 	link->where = uri;
-	link->color.background = document->options.default_bg;
+	link->color.background = document->options.default_style.bg;
 	link->color.foreground = document->options.default_link;
 	link->number = document->nlinks;
 
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ print_document_link(struct plain_renderer *renderer, int lineno,
 
 	line[link_end] = saved_char;
 
-	new_link->color.background = doc_opts->default_bg;
+	new_link->color.background = doc_opts->default_style.bg;
 
 	set_term_color(&template, &new_link->color,
 		       doc_opts->color_flags, doc_opts->color_mode);
@@ -478,14 +479,7 @@ next:
 static void
 init_template(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *options)
 {
-	color_T background = options->default_bg;
-	color_T foreground = options->default_fg;
-	struct color_pair colors = INIT_COLOR_PAIR(background, foreground);
-
-	template->attr = 0;
-	template->data = ' ';
-	set_term_color(template, &colors,
-		       options->color_flags, options->color_mode);
+	get_screen_char_template(template, options, options->default_style);
 }
 
 static struct node *
@@ -643,7 +637,7 @@ render_plain_document(struct cache_entry *cached, struct document *document,
 	renderer.max_width = document->options.wrap ? document->options.box.width
 						    : INT_MAX;
 
-	document->bgcolor = document->options.default_bg;
+	document->bgcolor = document->options.default_style.bg;
 	document->width = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_UTF8
 	document->options.utf8 = is_cp_utf8(document->options.cp);
diff --git a/src/document/renderer.h b/src/document/renderer.h
index 8cc828d7..350d7964 100644
--- a/src/document/renderer.h
+++ b/src/document/renderer.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ struct document_options;
 struct document_view;
 struct session;
 struct view_state;
+struct screen_char;
 
 void render_document(struct view_state *, struct document_view *, struct document_options *);
 void render_document_frames(struct session *ses, int no_cache);