Instruction: Explain the use and importance of 'initial' and 'inherit' values.
Context: This question assesses the candidate's knowledge of CSS value keywords 'initial' and 'inherit', and when to use them for styling elements.
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The 'initial' value plays a crucial role by letting us reset a property to its default value as defined by the CSS specifications. This is particularly useful when we need to undo styles that have been applied elsewhere, either by user agent stylesheets or inherited from parent elements. For instance, if we've globally styled all <button> elements to have a specific font size but need one button to revert to the browser default, setting its font size to 'initial' achieves this cleanly and efficiently. It ensures that the element displays with the default styling, providing a reliable baseline from which to apply further customizations.
On the other hand, the 'inherit' value serves...