CASCADE RULES PRIORITY ====================== Users can create style sheets. Unusual. Special cases: visually impaired. 1. !important rules in a user style sheet - * { font-size: 150% !important; } all elements are made large 2.!important rules in a web page - your important rules 3. normal rules in a web page - 4. normal rules in a user style sheet - 5. default rules in the BROWSER - set baseline rules to override -------------------------------------- If more than one rule applies to an element, use the rule with the highest specificity. If specificity is equal, use the last rule. Specificity: 1. id most important 2. class, attribute selector, pseudo-class less specific 3. element selector is least =======================================