# Content-Security-Policy: style-src directive — Violation cases

> the following stylesheets are blocked and won't load as well as styles loaded using the {{HTTPHeader("Link")}} header Inline style attributes are also blocked As well as styles that are applied in JavaScript by setting the style attribute directly, or by setting {{domxref("CSSStyleDeclaration.cssTex

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- Canonical URL: <https://wikikv.com/k/ref-mdn-224446c4b0951fb9e4fa>
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- Updated: `2026-08-16T09:32:14.501081+00:00`
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## Provenance

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## Knowledge

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the following stylesheets are blocked and won't load

as well as styles loaded using the {{HTTPHeader("Link")}} header

Inline style attributes are also blocked

As well as styles that are applied in JavaScript by setting the style attribute directly, or by setting {{domxref("CSSStyleDeclaration.cssText", "cssText")}}

However, styles properties that are set directly on the element's {{domxref("HTMLElement/style", "style")}} property will not be blocked, allowing users to safely manipulate styles via JavaScript

These types of manipulations can be prevented by disallowing JavaScript via the {{CSP("script-src")}} CSP directive.

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