Eric Meyers CSS reset

gistfile1.css

html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe,
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre,
a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code,
del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp,
small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var,
b, u, i, center,
dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li,
fieldset, form, label, legend,
table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
outline: 0;
font-size: 100%;
vertical-align: baseline;
background: transparent;
}
 
body {
line-height: 1;
}
 
ol, ul {
list-style: none;
}
 
blockquote, q {
quotes: none;
}
 
blockquote:before, blockquote:after,
q:before, q:after {
content: '';
content: none;
}
 
/* remember to define focus styles! */
:focus {
outline: 0;
}
 
/* remember to highlight inserts somehow! */
ins {
text-decoration: none;
}
 
del {
text-decoration: line-through;
}
 
/* tables still need 'cellspacing="0"' in the markup */
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
border-spacing: 0;
}

A CSS reset does what it sounds like: resets any inconsistencies in your stylesheet, so that your website will look consistent across all browsers. Things like margins, font sizes, default line heights, and so forth. The following CSS reset is by Eric Meyer, which has become a standard of sorts, hence the “ultimate” tag.