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CSS CSS Layout Techniques Display Modes Column Layout with Inline-Block

kabir k
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kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 Points
Posted by kabir k
kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 Points

Which 'initial' values?

In the media query styling, which 'initial' values are we referring to?

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .main-logo,
  .main-nav,
  .main-nav li {
    display: block;
    width: initial;
    margin: initial;
  }
  .main-nav {
    padding-left: initial;
  }
  ..................
}

1 Answer

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Kabir,

The initial keyword will set a property value back to its initial value as stated in the css specification.

Here's a handy table of css2.1 properties: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/propidx.html

There's an "initial value" column among other things. This column will tell you the value that the property will be set back to if you use the initial keyword.

Some properties don't have an initial value. In those cases I think the value will be set back to the browsers default stylesheet.

kabir k
kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 Points
kabir k
kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 Points

Thanks, Jason. I thought maybe they mentioned the initial values in that video and I missed it.