diff --git a/HTMLView.js b/HTMLView.js
index 71a4199..b118bc6 100644
--- a/HTMLView.js
+++ b/HTMLView.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {Linking, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
 
 const boldStyle = {fontWeight: '500'};
 const italicStyle = {fontStyle: 'italic'};
+const underlineStyle = {textDecorationLine: 'underline'};
 const codeStyle = {fontFamily: 'Menlo'};
 
 const baseStyles = StyleSheet.create({
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ const baseStyles = StyleSheet.create({
   strong: boldStyle,
   i: italicStyle,
   em: italicStyle,
+  u: underlineStyle,
   pre: codeStyle,
   code: codeStyle,
   a: {
diff --git a/__tests__/__snapshots__/HTMLView-test.js.snap b/__tests__/__snapshots__/HTMLView-test.js.snap
index 55722be..57dbb4c 100644
--- a/__tests__/__snapshots__/HTMLView-test.js.snap
+++ b/__tests__/__snapshots__/HTMLView-test.js.snap
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> can use a custom node class 1`] = `
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
               
@@ -40,7 +44,12 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> can use a custom node class 1`] = `
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
         
               
@@ -50,7 +59,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> can use a custom node class 1`] = `
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
           
@@ -82,7 +95,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> can use a custom renderer 1`] = `
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
               
@@ -129,7 +146,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> can use custom node props 1`] = `
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
               
@@ -145,7 +166,12 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> can use custom node props 1`] = `
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
         
               
@@ -155,7 +181,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> can use custom node props 1`] = `
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
           
@@ -187,7 +217,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should not render extra linebreaks if configured not to 1`]
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
                 
@@ -203,10 +237,13 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should not render extra linebreaks if configured not to 1`]
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
         style={
-          Object {
-            "fontSize": 30,
-            "fontWeight": "500",
-          }
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "fontSize": 30,
+              "fontWeight": "500",
+            },
+            Object {},
+          ]
         }
       >
         Dwayne’s only companion at night was a Labrador retriever named Sparky.
@@ -216,7 +253,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should not render extra linebreaks if configured not to 1`]
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
               
@@ -231,7 +272,12 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should not render extra linebreaks if configured not to 1`]
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
         
                 Sparky could not wag his tail-because of an automobile accident many years ago, so he had no way of telling other dogs how friendly he was.
@@ -246,7 +292,12 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should not render extra linebreaks if configured not to 1`]
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
         
                 He opened the door of the cage, something Bill couldn’t have done in a thousand years. Bill flew over to a windowsill.
@@ -257,7 +308,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should not render extra linebreaks if configured not to 1`]
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
             
@@ -342,10 +397,13 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render an empty <Text/> element 1`] = `
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
         style={
-          Object {
-            "color": "#007AFF",
-            "fontWeight": "500",
-          }
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "color": "#007AFF",
+              "fontWeight": "500",
+            },
+            Object {},
+          ]
         }
       >
         &hearts nice job!
@@ -376,10 +434,17 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render ol numbers 1`] = `
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
          a 
       </Text>
+      
+      
     </Text>
     <Text
       accessible={true}
@@ -392,10 +457,17 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render ol numbers 1`] = `
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
          b 
       </Text>
+      
+      
     </Text>
   </Text>
 </View>
@@ -424,7 +496,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
               
@@ -439,7 +515,12 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
         
                   
@@ -455,10 +536,14 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
           allowFontScaling={true}
           ellipsizeMode="tail"
           style={
-            Object {
-              "fontSize": 30,
-              "fontWeight": "500",
-            }
+            Array [
+              Object {
+                "fontSize": 30,
+                "fontWeight": "500",
+              },
+              Object {},
+              Object {},
+            ]
           }
         >
           &gt; Dwayne’s only companion at night was a Labrador retriever named Sparky.
@@ -470,7 +555,12 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
         
                 
@@ -485,7 +575,13 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
           accessible={true}
           allowFontScaling={true}
           ellipsizeMode="tail"
-          style={undefined}
+          style={
+            Array [
+              Object {},
+              Object {},
+              Object {},
+            ]
+          }
         >
           
                   
@@ -501,9 +597,14 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
             style={
-              Object {
-                "fontStyle": "italic",
-              }
+              Array [
+                Object {
+                  "fontStyle": "italic",
+                },
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
             }
           >
             Sparky could not wag his tail-because of an automobile accident many years ago, so he had no way of telling other dogs how friendly he was.
@@ -521,9 +622,17 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
               style={
-                Object {
-                  "fontWeight": "500",
-                }
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "fontWeight": "500",
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontStyle": "italic",
+                  },
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
               }
             >
               The undippable flag was a beauty, and the anthem and the vacant motto might not have mattered much, if it weren’t for this: a lot of citizens were so ignored and cheated and insulted that they thought they might be in the wrong country, or even on the wrong planet, that some terrible mistake had been made.
@@ -539,7 +648,12 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
         
                 
@@ -554,7 +668,13 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
           accessible={true}
           allowFontScaling={true}
           ellipsizeMode="tail"
-          style={undefined}
+          style={
+            Array [
+              Object {},
+              Object {},
+              Object {},
+            ]
+          }
         >
           
                     [1] 
@@ -570,10 +690,15 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
             style={
-              Object {
-                "color": "#007AFF",
-                "fontWeight": "500",
-              }
+              Array [
+                Object {
+                  "color": "#007AFF",
+                  "fontWeight": "500",
+                },
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
             }
           >
             https://code.facebook.com/posts/1505962329687926/flow-a-new-...
@@ -583,7 +708,13 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
           accessible={true}
           allowFontScaling={true}
           ellipsizeMode="tail"
-          style={undefined}
+          style={
+            Array [
+              Object {},
+              Object {},
+              Object {},
+            ]
+          }
         >
           
                   
@@ -596,7 +727,12 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
         
               
@@ -606,7 +742,11 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render shoddy html including headings, links, bold,
       accessible={true}
       allowFontScaling={true}
       ellipsizeMode="tail"
-      style={undefined}
+      style={
+        Array [
+          Object {},
+        ]
+      }
     >
       
           
@@ -660,10 +800,17 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render ul bullets 1`] = `
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
          a 
       </Text>
+      
+      
     </Text>
     <Text
       accessible={true}
@@ -676,10 +823,17 @@ exports[`<HTMLView/> should render ul bullets 1`] = `
         accessible={true}
         allowFontScaling={true}
         ellipsizeMode="tail"
-        style={undefined}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {},
+            Object {},
+          ]
+        }
       >
          b 
       </Text>
+      
+      
     </Text>
   </Text>
 </View>
diff --git a/example/__tests__/__snapshots__/Example-test.js.snap b/example/__tests__/__snapshots__/Example-test.js.snap
index 776a9c2..4d400bf 100644
--- a/example/__tests__/__snapshots__/Example-test.js.snap
+++ b/example/__tests__/__snapshots__/Example-test.js.snap
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
           accessible={true}
           allowFontScaling={true}
           ellipsizeMode="tail"
-          style={undefined}
+          style={
+            Array [
+              Object {},
+            ]
+          }
         >
           
               
@@ -47,7 +51,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                   
@@ -69,9 +78,16 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
                 allowFontScaling={true}
                 ellipsizeMode="tail"
                 style={
-                  Object {
-                    "fontStyle": "italic",
-                  }
+                  Array [
+                    Object {
+                      "fontStyle": "italic",
+                    },
+                    Object {
+                      "fontWeight": "500",
+                    },
+                    Object {},
+                    Object {},
+                  ]
                 }
               >
                 &gt; Dwayne’s only companion at night was a Labrador retriever named Sparky.
@@ -82,7 +98,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                 
@@ -97,7 +118,13 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
-              style={undefined}
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
+              }
             >
               
                   
@@ -113,9 +140,14 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
                 allowFontScaling={true}
                 ellipsizeMode="tail"
                 style={
-                  Object {
-                    "fontStyle": "italic",
-                  }
+                  Array [
+                    Object {
+                      "fontStyle": "italic",
+                    },
+                    Object {},
+                    Object {},
+                    Object {},
+                  ]
                 }
               >
                 Sparky could not wag his tail-because of an automobile accident many years ago, so he had no way of telling other dogs how friendly he was.
@@ -133,9 +165,17 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
                   allowFontScaling={true}
                   ellipsizeMode="tail"
                   style={
-                    Object {
-                      "fontWeight": "500",
-                    }
+                    Array [
+                      Object {
+                        "fontWeight": "500",
+                      },
+                      Object {
+                        "fontStyle": "italic",
+                      },
+                      Object {},
+                      Object {},
+                      Object {},
+                    ]
                   }
                 >
                   The undippable flag was a beauty, and the anthem and the vacant motto might not have mattered much, if it weren’t for this: a lot of citizens were so ignored and cheated and insulted that they thought they might be in the wrong country, or even on the wrong planet, that some terrible mistake had been made.
@@ -151,7 +191,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                 
@@ -166,7 +211,13 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
-              style={undefined}
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
+              }
             >
               
                     [1] 
@@ -182,10 +233,15 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
                 allowFontScaling={true}
                 ellipsizeMode="tail"
                 style={
-                  Object {
-                    "color": "#007AFF",
-                    "fontWeight": "500",
-                  }
+                  Array [
+                    Object {
+                      "color": "#007AFF",
+                      "fontWeight": "500",
+                    },
+                    Object {},
+                    Object {},
+                    Object {},
+                  ]
                 }
               >
                 https://code.facebook.com/posts/1505962329687926/flow-a-new-...
@@ -195,7 +251,13 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
-              style={undefined}
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
+              }
             >
               
                   
@@ -208,7 +270,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                 
@@ -233,7 +300,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
             
@@ -250,10 +322,14 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
               style={
-                Object {
-                  "fontSize": 36,
-                  "fontWeight": "500",
-                }
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "fontSize": 36,
+                    "fontWeight": "500",
+                  },
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
               }
             >
               Dwayne’s only companion at night
@@ -265,7 +341,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                 
@@ -281,10 +362,14 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
               style={
-                Object {
-                  "fontSize": 30,
-                  "fontWeight": "500",
-                }
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "fontSize": 30,
+                    "fontWeight": "500",
+                  },
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
               }
             >
               Dwayne’s only companion at night
@@ -296,7 +381,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                 
@@ -312,10 +402,14 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
               style={
-                Object {
-                  "fontSize": 24,
-                  "fontWeight": "500",
-                }
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "fontSize": 24,
+                    "fontWeight": "500",
+                  },
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
               }
             >
               Dwayne’s only companion at night
@@ -327,7 +421,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                 
@@ -343,10 +442,14 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
               style={
-                Object {
-                  "fontSize": 18,
-                  "fontWeight": "500",
-                }
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "fontSize": 18,
+                    "fontWeight": "500",
+                  },
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
               }
             >
               Dwayne’s only companion at night
@@ -358,7 +461,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                 
@@ -374,10 +482,14 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
               style={
-                Object {
-                  "fontSize": 14,
-                  "fontWeight": "500",
-                }
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "fontSize": 14,
+                    "fontWeight": "500",
+                  },
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
               }
             >
               Dwayne’s only companion at night
@@ -389,7 +501,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                 
@@ -405,10 +522,14 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
               allowFontScaling={true}
               ellipsizeMode="tail"
               style={
-                Object {
-                  "fontSize": 12,
-                  "fontWeight": "500",
-                }
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "fontSize": 12,
+                    "fontWeight": "500",
+                  },
+                  Object {},
+                  Object {},
+                ]
               }
             >
               Dwayne’s only companion at night
@@ -418,7 +539,12 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
             ellipsizeMode="tail"
-            style={undefined}
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {},
+                Object {},
+              ]
+            }
           >
             
                 ayyy
@@ -446,7 +572,11 @@ exports[`<Example/> should render 1`] = `
           accessible={true}
           allowFontScaling={true}
           ellipsizeMode="tail"
-          style={undefined}
+          style={
+            Array [
+              Object {},
+            ]
+          }
         >
           
           
diff --git a/htmlToElement.js b/htmlToElement.js
index c68cd48..c700b44 100644
--- a/htmlToElement.js
+++ b/htmlToElement.js
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ export default function htmlToElement(rawHtml, customOpts = {}, done) {
     ...customOpts,
   };
 
+  function inheritedStyle(parent) {
+    if (!parent) { return null; }
+    const style = [opts.styles[parent.name] || {}];
+    return parent.parent ? style.concat(inheritedStyle(parent.parent)) : style;
+  }
+
   function domToElement(dom, parent) {
     if (!dom) return null;
 
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ export default function htmlToElement(rawHtml, customOpts = {}, done) {
           <TextComponent
             {...opts.textComponentProps}
             key={index}
-            style={parent ? opts.styles[parent.name] : null}
+            style={inheritedStyle(parent)}
           >
             {entities.decodeHTML(node.data)}
           </TextComponent>
@@ -113,6 +119,7 @@ export default function htmlToElement(rawHtml, customOpts = {}, done) {
           } else if (parent.name == 'ul') {
             listItemPrefix = opts.bullet;
           }
+          linebreakAfter = opts.lineBreak;
         }
 
         const {NodeComponent} = opts;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f421096..8d8900a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "4.3.0",
     "jest": "^19.0.2",
     "prettier": "^1.5.2",
-    "prop-types": "^15.5.7",
+    "prop-types": "^15.5.10",
     "react": "^15.4.2",
     "react-addons-test-utils": "^15.4.2",
     "react-dom": "^15.4.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4564c22..00e898c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3364,7 +3364,7 @@ promise@^7.1.1:
   dependencies:
     asap "~2.0.3"
 
-prop-types@^15.5.7:
+prop-types@^15.5.10:
   version "15.5.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.5.10.tgz#2797dfc3126182e3a95e3dfbb2e893ddd7456154"
   dependencies: