Remove all stylings (border, glow) from textarea

Question

I want to remove the stylings from a textarea and leave it all white without any border or glow, if possible. I've tried with different stuff found here on SO, but nothing works (tried with FF and Chrome).

So, is it possible and if so how to do it?

What I've tried so far:

textarea#story {
  // other stuff
  -moz-appearance:none;
  outline:0px none transparent;
}

textarea:focus, input:focus{
    outline: 0;
}

*:focus {
    outline: 0;
}

Answer 1

The glow effect is most-likely controlled by box-shadow. In addition to adding what Pavel said, you can add the box-shadow property for the different browser engines.

textarea {
    border: none;
    overflow: auto;
    outline: none;

    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
    -moz-box-shadow: none;
    box-shadow: none;

    resize: none; /*remove the resize handle on the bottom right*/
}

You may also try adding !important to prioritize this CSS.