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CSS

Posted by eslam said
eslam said
Courses Plus Student 6,734 Points

css reset

what`s the most intuitive way tor rest css default browser style in real world projects do i just have to do that :

*{
  margin:0;
  padding:0
 }

or do i have to use something like normalize.css ? so if you are working in a real project what would you do to reset the default styles

2 Answers

Wade Williams
Wade Williams
24,476 Points
Wade Williams
Wade Williams
24,476 Points

The answer to your question is that it depends on the project. However to answer your question about "real world" more often then not you'll see a standard reset such as normalize.css, the reason being is that they're tried and tested and it's one more thing you can cross off your list of things to do.

Here's a good collection and description of different resets:

https://www.webpagefx.com/blog/web-design/css-reset-stylesheets/

eslam said
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eslam said
Courses Plus Student 6,734 Points
eslam said
eslam said
Courses Plus Student 6,734 Points

thx wade, and is it better to make it within the main css file or make it in a separate css file ?

Max Senden
Max Senden
23,177 Points

Hi Eslam,

I would add normalize.css always as a separate stylesheet. Browsers are updated constantly, hence normalize.css is as well. By linking it as a separate file it'll be easier to keep up to date in the future (and keep track of any changes).