diff --git a/lib/vedeu/output/presentation/colour.rb b/lib/vedeu/output/presentation/colour.rb
index 65d764570..ccb796290 100644
--- a/lib/vedeu/output/presentation/colour.rb
+++ b/lib/vedeu/output/presentation/colour.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ def background
         @background ||= if colour
                           colour.background
 
+                        elsif self.is_a?(Vedeu::Views::Char) && name
+                          interface.colour.background
+
                         elsif parent
                           parent.background
 
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ def colour
         @colour ||= if attributes[:colour]
                       Vedeu::Colours::Colour.coerce(attributes[:colour])
 
+                    elsif self.is_a?(Vedeu::Views::Char) && name
+                      Vedeu::Colours::Colour.coerce(interface.colour)
+
                     elsif parent
                       Vedeu::Colours::Colour.coerce(parent.colour)
 
@@ -65,6 +71,9 @@ def foreground
         @foreground ||= if colour
                           colour.foreground
 
+                        elsif self.is_a?(Vedeu::Views::Char) && name
+                          interface.colour.background
+
                         elsif parent
                           parent.foreground
 
diff --git a/lib/vedeu/output/presentation/styles.rb b/lib/vedeu/output/presentation/styles.rb
index 3786adf69..a70b432b3 100644
--- a/lib/vedeu/output/presentation/styles.rb
+++ b/lib/vedeu/output/presentation/styles.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ def style
         @style ||= if attributes[:style]
                      Vedeu::Presentation::Style.coerce(attributes[:style])
 
+                   elsif self.is_a?(Vedeu::Views::Char) && name
+                     Vedeu::Presentation::Style.coerce(interface.style)
+
                    elsif parent
                      Vedeu::Presentation::Style.coerce(parent.style)
 
diff --git a/test/lib/vedeu/models/views/char_test.rb b/test/lib/vedeu/models/views/char_test.rb
index f79403350..7622b7086 100644
--- a/test/lib/vedeu/models/views/char_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/vedeu/models/views/char_test.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module Views
       }
       let(:border)        { nil }
       let(:colour)        { nil }
-      let(:_name)         { nil }
+      let(:_name)         { 'Vedeu::Views::Char' }
       let(:style)         { nil }
       let(:position)      { nil }
       let(:parent_colour) { nil }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ module Views
                 background: '',
                 foreground: '',
               },
-              name: '',
+              name: 'Vedeu::Views::Char',
               parent: {
                 background: '',
                 foreground: '',
diff --git a/test/lib/vedeu/models/views/html_char_test.rb b/test/lib/vedeu/models/views/html_char_test.rb
index beee70146..a625e7b68 100644
--- a/test/lib/vedeu/models/views/html_char_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/vedeu/models/views/html_char_test.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Views
       }
       let(:border) {}
       let(:colour) {}
-      let(:_name)  {}
+      let(:_name)  { 'Vedeu::Views::HTMLChar' }
       let(:parent) { Vedeu::Views::Line.new(colour: parent_colour) }
       let(:parent_colour) {}
       let(:_value) {}
@@ -63,25 +63,36 @@ module Views
           end
 
           context 'when there is no colour' do
-            context 'when there is a parent colour' do
-              let(:parent_colour) {
-                Vedeu::Colours::Colour.new(background: '#002222',
-                                           foreground: '#dd2200')
-              }
-
-              it { subject.must_equal(
-                "<td style='" \
-                "border:1px #002222 solid;" \
-                "background:#002222;" \
-                "color:#dd2200;"      \
-                "border-top:1px #dd2200 solid;" \
-                "border-left:1px #dd2200 solid;" \
-                "'>&nbsp;</td>"
-              ) }
+            context 'when there is an interface' do
+              it { subject.must_equal("<td style=''>&nbsp;</td>") }
             end
 
-            context 'when there is no parent colour' do
-              it { subject.must_equal("<td style=''>&nbsp;</td>") }
+            context 'when there is no interface' do
+              let(:_name) {}
+
+              context 'when there is a parent colour' do
+                let(:parent_colour) {
+                  Vedeu::Colours::Colour.new(background: '#002222',
+                                             foreground: '#dd2200')
+                }
+
+                it { subject.must_equal(
+                  "<td style='" \
+                  "border:1px #002222 solid;" \
+                  "background:#002222;" \
+                  "color:#dd2200;"      \
+                  "border-top:1px #dd2200 solid;" \
+                  "border-left:1px #dd2200 solid;" \
+                  "'>&nbsp;</td>"
+                ) }
+              end
+
+              context 'when there is no parent colour' do
+                let(:parent) {}
+                let(:parent_colour) {}
+
+                it { subject.must_equal("<td style=''>&nbsp;</td>") }
+              end
             end
           end
         end
diff --git a/test/lib/vedeu/output/renderers/json_test.rb b/test/lib/vedeu/output/renderers/json_test.rb
index 329ff3699..b17974d51 100644
--- a/test/lib/vedeu/output/renderers/json_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/vedeu/output/renderers/json_test.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Renderers
       let(:instance)  { described.new(options) }
       let(:options)   { {} }
       let(:output)    { Vedeu::Models::Page.new }
-      let(:_name)     {}
+      let(:_name)     { 'Vedeu::Renderers::JSON' }
 
       before do
         ::File.stubs(:write)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module Renderers
           "      \"background\": \"\\u001b[48;2;255;0;0m\",\n" \
           "      \"foreground\": \"\\u001b[38;2;255;255;255m\"\n" \
           "    },\n" \
-          "    \"name\": \"\",\n" \
+          "    \"name\": \"Vedeu::Renderers::JSON\",\n" \
           "    \"parent\": {\n" \
           "    },\n" \
           "    \"position\": {\n" \