diff --git a/plugin/subminer/hover.lua b/plugin/subminer/hover.lua
index e13b103..6a24e41 100644
--- a/plugin/subminer/hover.lua
+++ b/plugin/subminer/hover.lua
@@ -249,36 +249,22 @@ function M.create(ctx)
 			raw_close_idx = #raw_ass + 1
 		end
 
-		local open_tag = string.format("{\\1c&H%s&}", hover_color)
-		local close_tag = string.format("{\\1c&H%s&}", base_color)
-		local changes = {
-			{ idx = raw_open_idx, tag = open_tag },
-			{ idx = raw_close_idx, tag = close_tag },
-		}
-		table.sort(changes, function(a, b)
-			return a.idx < b.idx
+		local before = raw_ass:sub(1, raw_open_idx - 1)
+		local hovered = raw_ass:sub(raw_open_idx, raw_close_idx - 1)
+		local after = raw_ass:sub(raw_close_idx)
+		local hover_suffix = string.format("\\1c&H%s&", hover_color)
+
+		-- Keep hover foreground stable even when inline ASS override tags (\1c/\c/\r) appear inside token.
+		hovered = hovered:gsub("{([^}]*)}", function(inner)
+			if inner:find("\\1c&H", 1, true) or inner:find("\\c&H", 1, true) or inner:find("\\r", 1, true) then
+				return "{" .. inner .. hover_suffix .. "}"
+			end
+			return "{" .. inner .. "}"
 		end)
 
-		local output = {}
-		local cursor = 1
-		for _, change in ipairs(changes) do
-			if change.idx > #raw_ass + 1 then
-				change.idx = #raw_ass + 1
-			end
-			if change.idx < 1 then
-				change.idx = 1
-			end
-			if change.idx > cursor then
-				output[#output + 1] = raw_ass:sub(cursor, change.idx - 1)
-			end
-			output[#output + 1] = change.tag
-			cursor = change.idx
-		end
-		if cursor <= #raw_ass then
-			output[#output + 1] = raw_ass:sub(cursor)
-		end
-
-		return table.concat(output)
+		local open_tag = string.format("{\\1c&H%s&}", hover_color)
+		local close_tag = string.format("{\\1c&H%s&}", base_color)
+		return before .. open_tag .. hovered .. close_tag .. after
 	end
 
 	local function build_hover_subtitle_content(payload)
diff --git a/src/renderer/style.css b/src/renderer/style.css
index c932eb0..d6a288c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/style.css
+++ b/src/renderer/style.css
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ body.settings-modal-open #subtitleContainer {
 }
 
 #subtitleRoot .word.word-jlpt-n1 {
-  color: inherit;
   text-decoration-line: underline;
   text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
   text-underline-offset: 4px;
@@ -419,7 +418,6 @@ body.settings-modal-open #subtitleContainer {
 }
 
 #subtitleRoot .word.word-jlpt-n2 {
-  color: inherit;
   text-decoration-line: underline;
   text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
   text-underline-offset: 4px;
@@ -432,7 +430,6 @@ body.settings-modal-open #subtitleContainer {
 }
 
 #subtitleRoot .word.word-jlpt-n3 {
-  color: inherit;
   text-decoration-line: underline;
   text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
   text-underline-offset: 4px;
@@ -445,7 +442,6 @@ body.settings-modal-open #subtitleContainer {
 }
 
 #subtitleRoot .word.word-jlpt-n4 {
-  color: inherit;
   text-decoration-line: underline;
   text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
   text-underline-offset: 4px;
@@ -458,7 +454,6 @@ body.settings-modal-open #subtitleContainer {
 }
 
 #subtitleRoot .word.word-jlpt-n5 {
-  color: inherit;
   text-decoration-line: underline;
   text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
   text-underline-offset: 4px;
@@ -540,6 +535,16 @@ body.settings-modal-open #subtitleContainer {
   -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important;
 }
 
+#subtitleRoot
+  .word:is(.word-jlpt-n1, .word-jlpt-n2, .word-jlpt-n3, .word-jlpt-n4, .word-jlpt-n5):not(
+    .word-known
+  ):not(.word-n-plus-one):not(.word-frequency-single):not(.word-frequency-band-1):not(
+    .word-frequency-band-2
+  ):not(.word-frequency-band-3):not(.word-frequency-band-4):not(.word-frequency-band-5):hover {
+  color: var(--subtitle-hover-token-color, #f4dbd6) !important;
+  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--subtitle-hover-token-color, #f4dbd6) !important;
+}
+
 #subtitleRoot::selection,
 #subtitleRoot .word::selection,
 #subtitleRoot .c::selection {
@@ -602,6 +607,23 @@ body.settings-modal-open #subtitleContainer {
   -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--subtitle-frequency-band-5-color, #8aadf4) !important;
 }
 
+#subtitleRoot
+  .word:is(.word-jlpt-n1, .word-jlpt-n2, .word-jlpt-n3, .word-jlpt-n4, .word-jlpt-n5):not(
+    .word-known
+  ):not(.word-n-plus-one):not(.word-frequency-single):not(.word-frequency-band-1):not(
+    .word-frequency-band-2
+  ):not(.word-frequency-band-3):not(.word-frequency-band-4):not(.word-frequency-band-5)::selection,
+#subtitleRoot
+  .word:is(.word-jlpt-n1, .word-jlpt-n2, .word-jlpt-n3, .word-jlpt-n4, .word-jlpt-n5):not(
+    .word-known
+  ):not(.word-n-plus-one):not(.word-frequency-single):not(.word-frequency-band-1):not(
+    .word-frequency-band-2
+  ):not(.word-frequency-band-3):not(.word-frequency-band-4):not(.word-frequency-band-5)
+  .c::selection {
+  color: var(--subtitle-hover-token-color, #f4dbd6) !important;
+  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--subtitle-hover-token-color, #f4dbd6) !important;
+}
+
 #subtitleRoot br {
   display: block;
   content: '';
diff --git a/src/renderer/subtitle-render.test.ts b/src/renderer/subtitle-render.test.ts
index c5e2359..8783987 100644
--- a/src/renderer/subtitle-render.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/subtitle-render.test.ts
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ test('JLPT CSS rules use underline-only styling in renderer stylesheet', () => {
     assert.match(block, /text-decoration-line:\s*underline;/);
     assert.match(block, /text-decoration-thickness:\s*2px;/);
     assert.match(block, /text-underline-offset:\s*4px;/);
-    assert.match(block, /color:\s*inherit;/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(block, /(?:^|\n)\s*color\s*:/m);
   }
 
   for (let band = 1; band <= 5; band += 1) {
@@ -446,6 +446,15 @@ test('JLPT CSS rules use underline-only styling in renderer stylesheet', () => {
   assert.match(coloredCharHoverBlock, /background:\s*transparent;/);
   assert.match(coloredCharHoverBlock, /color:\s*inherit\s*!important;/);
 
+  assert.match(
+    cssText,
+    /\.word:is\(\.word-jlpt-n1,\s*\.word-jlpt-n2,\s*\.word-jlpt-n3,\s*\.word-jlpt-n4,\s*\.word-jlpt-n5\):not\(\s*\.word-known\s*\):not\(\.word-n-plus-one\):not\(\.word-frequency-single\):not\(\.word-frequency-band-1\):not\(\s*\.word-frequency-band-2\s*\):not\(\.word-frequency-band-3\):not\(\.word-frequency-band-4\):not\(\.word-frequency-band-5\):hover\s*\{[\s\S]*?color:\s*var\(--subtitle-hover-token-color,\s*#f4dbd6\)\s*!important;[\s\S]*?-webkit-text-fill-color:\s*var\(--subtitle-hover-token-color,\s*#f4dbd6\)\s*!important;/,
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    cssText,
+    /\.word:is\(\.word-jlpt-n1,\s*\.word-jlpt-n2,\s*\.word-jlpt-n3,\s*\.word-jlpt-n4,\s*\.word-jlpt-n5\):not\(\s*\.word-known\s*\):not\(\.word-n-plus-one\):not\(\.word-frequency-single\):not\(\.word-frequency-band-1\):not\(\s*\.word-frequency-band-2\s*\):not\(\.word-frequency-band-3\):not\(\.word-frequency-band-4\):not\(\.word-frequency-band-5\)::selection[\s\S]*?color:\s*var\(--subtitle-hover-token-color,\s*#f4dbd6\)\s*!important;[\s\S]*?-webkit-text-fill-color:\s*var\(--subtitle-hover-token-color,\s*#f4dbd6\)\s*!important;/,
+  );
+
   const selectionBlock = extractClassBlock(cssText, '#subtitleRoot::selection');
   assert.match(
     selectionBlock,