CSS Priority & Layers

CSS Priority & Layers — Understand CSS layers (@layer), the cascade, and how to manage style priority in complex applications. The guide walks through CSS Layers (@layer). `@layer base, components, utilities;` — declare layer order. `@layer base {body{font-family:sans-serif}}` — assign styles to layers. Later layers override earlier ones regardless of specificity. Layers contain specificity within themselves. Unlayered styles win over all layers. Use for: reset (first), framework (middle), overrides (last). The guide is organized into 1 sections that build on each other, each pairing a prose explanation with real CSS you can use as-is. Related guides: CSS Introduction, CSS Selectors, CSS Box Model, CSS Flexbox, CSS Grid. This is one of 68 CSS guides on CSS Reference — see the full list on the guides page. Look up any property mentioned in this guide from the search page or the CSS Reference homepage.