Question

I have only a basic knowledge of css, is it possible to inherit a property from one style into another style. So for instance I could inherit the font size specified in my default paragrah tag settings into my hyperlink tags.

The reason I want to do this is to make it easier to maintain multiple styles.

Answer 1

You can define common styles for two elements at once like so:

p, a {     font-size: 1em; } 

And then extend each one with their individual properties as you want:

p {    color: red; }  a {    font-weight: bold; } 

Keep in mind: Styles defined later in a style sheet generally override properties defined earlier.

Extra: If you haven’t already, I recommend getting the Firebug Firefox extension so you can see what styles the elements on your page are receiving and where they are inherited from.