diff --git a/src/document/dom/rss.c b/src/document/dom/rss.c
index 519bd65a7..195a610ad 100644
--- a/src/document/dom/rss.c
+++ b/src/document/dom/rss.c
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ dom_rss_push_document(struct dom_stack *stack, struct dom_node *root, void *xxx)
 		struct screen_char *template = &data->styles[type];
 		color_T background = document->options.default_bg;
 		color_T foreground = document->options.default_fg;
-		enum screen_char_attr attr = 0;
 		static int i_want_struct_module_for_dom;
 
 		static unsigned char *names[RSS_STYLES] = { "title", "aux" };
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ dom_rss_push_document(struct dom_stack *stack, struct dom_node *root, void *xxx)
 		selector = find_css_selector(&css->selectors,
 					     CST_ELEMENT, CSR_ROOT,
 					     names[type], strlen(names[type]));
-		init_template_by_style(template, &document->options, background, foreground, attr,
+		init_template_by_style(template, &document->options, 0, foreground, background,
 				       selector ? &selector->properties : NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/document/dom/source.c b/src/document/dom/source.c
index 55f6a7e69..69ca2afef 100644
--- a/src/document/dom/source.c
+++ b/src/document/dom/source.c
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ render_dom_document_start(struct dom_stack *stack, struct dom_node *node, void *
 		struct screen_char *template = &data->styles[type];
 		color_T background = document->options.default_bg;
 		color_T foreground = document->options.default_fg;
-		enum screen_char_attr attr = 0;
 		static int i_want_struct_module_for_dom;
 
 		struct dom_string *name = get_dom_node_type_name(type);
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ render_dom_document_start(struct dom_stack *stack, struct dom_node *node, void *
 			selector = find_css_selector(&css->selectors,
 						     CST_ELEMENT, CSR_ROOT,
 						     name->string, name->length);
-		init_template_by_style(template, &document->options, background, foreground, attr,
+		init_template_by_style(template, &document->options, 0, foreground, background,
 				       selector ? &selector->properties : NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/document/dom/util.c b/src/document/dom/util.c
index 76c7f6027..9611e9e61 100644
--- a/src/document/dom/util.c
+++ b/src/document/dom/util.c
@@ -28,18 +28,14 @@
 
 static inline void
 init_template(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *options,
-	      color_T background, color_T foreground, enum screen_char_attr attr)
+	      enum screen_char_attr attr, color_T foreground, color_T background)
 {
-	struct color_pair colors = INIT_COLOR_PAIR(background, foreground);
+	struct text_style style = { attr, foreground, background };
 
-	template->attr = attr;
-	template->data = ' ';
-	set_term_color(template, &colors,
-		       options->color_flags, options->color_mode);
+	get_screen_char_template(template, options, style);
 }
 
-
-inline void
+void
 init_template_by_style(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *options,
 	               color_T background, color_T foreground, enum screen_char_attr attr,
 	               LIST_OF(struct css_property) *properties)
@@ -47,6 +43,7 @@ init_template_by_style(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *op
 	struct css_property *property;
 
 	if (properties) {
+		/* TODO: Use the CSS appliers. */
 		foreach (property, *properties) {
 			switch (property->type) {
 			case CSS_PT_BACKGROUND_COLOR:
@@ -58,19 +55,13 @@ init_template_by_style(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *op
 				foreground = property->value.color;
 				break;
 			case CSS_PT_FONT_WEIGHT:
-				if (property->value.font_attribute.add & AT_BOLD)
-					attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD;
+				attr |= property->value.font_attribute.add;
 				break;
 			case CSS_PT_FONT_STYLE:
-				if (property->value.font_attribute.add & AT_UNDERLINE)
-					attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE;
-
-				if (property->value.font_attribute.add & AT_ITALIC)
-					attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC;
+				attr |= property->value.font_attribute.add;
 				break;
 			case CSS_PT_TEXT_DECORATION:
-				if (property->value.font_attribute.add & AT_UNDERLINE)
-					attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE;
+				attr |= property->value.font_attribute.add;
 				break;
 			case CSS_PT_DISPLAY:
 			case CSS_PT_NONE:
@@ -82,7 +73,7 @@ init_template_by_style(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *op
 		}
 	}
 
-	init_template(template, options, background, foreground, attr);
+	init_template(template, options, attr, foreground, background);
 }
 
 
@@ -305,7 +296,7 @@ add_dom_link(struct dom_renderer *renderer, unsigned char *string, int length,
 	link->number = document->nlinks;
 
 	init_template(&template, &document->options,
-		      link->color.background, link->color.foreground, 0);
+		      0, link->color.foreground, link->color.background);
 
 	render_dom_text(renderer, &template, string, length);
 
diff --git a/src/document/html/parser.h b/src/document/html/parser.h
index fdb7c5292..855aee37c 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/renderer.h"
 #include "intl/charsets.h" /* unicode_val_T */
 #include "util/align.h"
 #include "util/color.h"
@@ -21,21 +22,6 @@ struct uri;
  * files - there's lack of any well defined interface and it's all randomly
  * mixed up :/. */
 
-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;
-};
-
 struct text_attrib {
 	struct text_style style;
 
diff --git a/src/document/html/renderer.c b/src/document/html/renderer.c
index 4a7a6c1e8..af766d058 100644
--- a/src/document/html/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/html/renderer.c
@@ -345,34 +345,14 @@ get_format_screen_char(struct html_context *html_context,
 
 	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/plain/renderer.c b/src/document/plain/renderer.c
index 3d4cde914..43c10cfa5 100644
--- a/src/document/plain/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/plain/renderer.c
@@ -478,14 +478,9 @@ 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);
+	struct text_style style = { 0, options->default_fg, options->default_bg };
 
-	template->attr = 0;
-	template->data = ' ';
-	set_term_color(template, &colors,
-		       options->color_flags, options->color_mode);
+	get_screen_char_template(template, options, style);
 }
 
 static struct node *
diff --git a/src/document/renderer.c b/src/document/renderer.c
index 40f2f58ff..efca6a3da 100644
--- a/src/document/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/renderer.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "protocol/uri.h"
 #include "session/location.h"
 #include "session/session.h"
+#include "terminal/draw.h"
 #include "terminal/terminal.h"
 #include "terminal/window.h"
 #include "util/error.h"
@@ -624,3 +625,36 @@ get_convert_table(unsigned char *head, int to_cp,
 
 	return get_translation_table(cp_index, to_cp);
 }
+
+
+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/renderer.h b/src/document/renderer.h
index 8cc828d73..4055ae6f4 100644
--- a/src/document/renderer.h
+++ b/src/document/renderer.h
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@ struct document_options;
 struct document_view;
 struct session;
 struct view_state;
+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);
+
 
 void render_document(struct view_state *, struct document_view *, struct document_options *);
 void render_document_frames(struct session *ses, int no_cache);