When is it necessary to use a wildcard * to reset or initialize all tags at the beginning of a CSS document?
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When is it necessary to use a wildcard * to reset or initialize all tags at the beginning of a CSS document?
It is never necessary, some people just prefer to start from a known baseline rather then the various different browser defaults.
Slapping it in a wildcard isn’t really recommended though as it can have unwanted effects on certain elements (such as form controls). This has resulted in slightly more complex resets such as Eric’s or Yahoo!’s.