6.4 The cascade

Chapter 6 - Assigning property values, Cascading, and Inheritance - 6.4 The cascade

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c21-pseu-cls-000 (interact)
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c21-pseu-id-000 (interact)
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cascade-001 (userstyle)
User style sheets
Normal user declarations override the default user agent style sheet.
cascade-002 (userstyle)
Author stylesheets override user stylesheets
Normal author declarations override normal user stylesheet declarations.
cascade-003 (userstyle)
Author rules with !important and a user stylesheet
Author rules using !important override user stylesheet rules.
cascade-004 (userstyle)
User stylesheet rules using !important and normal author rules
User stylesheet rules using !important override normal author rules.
cascade-005
Redefining rules
The latter specified rule wins when having the same specificity and weight.
cascade-006 (userstyle)
User style sheets and redefining rules
The latter specified rule in a style sheet wins when having the same specificity and weight in user styles sheets.
cascade-007
Author rules local and external
Author rules in embedded stylesheets override author rules in imported stylesheets.
default-stylesheet-001 (ahem)
Overriding the user agent default style sheet
User agent default style sheet settings can be overridden.