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initial

Widely available since 2018-05-12
Tags: css Groups: CSS > Explicit defaults

The initial keyword resets any CSS property to its initial value as defined by the specification. For example, the initial value of the display property is inline, regardless of the element being styled. Not to be confused with revert, which resets to the user or browser default style.

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Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 1 Released on 2008-12-11
  • Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
  • Edge 13 Released on 2015-11-12
  • Firefox 19 Released on 2013-02-19
  • Firefox for Android 19 Released on 2013-02-19
  • Safari 1.2 Released on 2004-02-02
  • Safari on iOS 1 Released on 2007-06-29