A modern reset stylesheet designed for student learning, accessibility, and real-world web development.
This reset.css file is part of the UCBA Stylekit — a lightweight, educational CSS toolkit designed for students learning modern HTML and CSS. It builds on the foundation of Eric Meyer's Reset v2.0 and includes modern enhancements for accessibility, responsive design, and clarity.
This reset stylesheet:
- Normalizes default styles across browsers
- Provides a consistent baseline for margin, padding, and typography
- Adds accessibility features (focus outlines,
prefers-reduced-motion) - Includes useful resets for media, form elements, HTML5 tags, and print
- Is heavily commented to support learning and comprehension
Different browsers apply their own default styles to elements like headings, lists, and forms. These inconsistencies can cause frustration for beginners and professionals alike. This reset:
- Gives your projects a consistent starting point
- Removes unpredictable browser spacing and typography quirks
- Encourages clean, accessible markup and styling habits
- Helps students focus on what they build, not how browsers render it by default
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Add the CSS file to your project.
Downloadreset.cssor copy it into your project directory. -
Link it in your HTML
<head>:<link rel="stylesheet" href="reset.css">
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Place your custom styles AFTER the reset:
This ensures your styles build on top of a clean foundation.<link rel="stylesheet" href="reset.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="example.css">
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Use it for every project you build in my courses
It's especially helpful for layout, typography, accessibility, and consistency!
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Universal margin, padding, and border reset
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Normalized font styles, line height, and heading behavior
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Form field consistency across browsers
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Table and caption formatting
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Semantic element support (e.g.,
<section>,<figure>,<details>) -
Print styles for better output in PDFs and printed pages
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Accessibility-minded features like visible :focus outlines
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Utility class:
.img-blockfor image layout control
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Font Inheritance: All elements inherit the font from the body
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Box Sizing: Uses
box-sizing: border-boxfor layout sanity -
Line Height: Slightly increased for better readability (
line-height: 1.3) -
Commenting: Clear, sectioned comments guide students through the logic
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Accessibility: Includes visible focus indicators and media query for reduced motion
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Browser Support: Supports modern browsers while cleaning up quirks from older ones
Eric Anderson
Professor, Media Communications & Technology
University of Cincinnati - UC Blue Ash College
GitHub: @prof-anderson-uc
Eric teaches web design, front-end development, and digital media production. His focus is on helping students build real-world skills with clean, accessible, standards-based code. The reset stylesheet and UCBA Stylekit are part of his effort to create practical, educational tools for students at all levels.
This reset is open-source and free to use under the MIT License.
Modify it, share it, and adapt it to your own needs — especially in a classroom or learning environment!
🤓 Happy coding!