What's the difference between "resetting" and "normalizing" CSS?
Which would you choose, and why?Topics
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Resetting | Resetting is meant to strip all default browser styling on elements. For e.g. margins, paddings, font-sizes of all elements are reset to be the same. You will have to redeclare styling for common typographic elements. |
| Normalizing | Normalizing preserves useful default styles rather than "unstyling" everything. It also corrects bugs for common browser dependencies. |
Which to choose and why?
Choose resetting when you need to have a very customized or unconventional site design such that you need to do a lot of your own styling and do not need any default styling to be preserved.