The History of CSS Resets

The History of CSS Resets

When artists begin a new painting, they don’t immediately reach for the cadmium red and the phthalo blue. They first prime the canvas. Why? To ensure that the canvas is smooth and has a uniform white hue. Many web designers prefer to use a CSS "reset" to "prime" the browser canvas and ensure that their design displays as uniformly as possible across the various browsers and systems their site visitors may use.

This is a three-part series of articles on the topic of CSS resets.

  • Part 1: The History of CSS Reset
  • Part 2: A Guide to CSS Resets (coming soon)
  • Part 3: Should You Use CSS Reset? (coming soon)

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