# CSS initial Keyword

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## Example

Set the text-color inside a <div> element to red, but keep the initial color for <h1> elements:

div {
color: red;
}
h1 {
color: initial;
}
Try it yourself »

## Definition and Usage

The initial keyword is used to set a CSS property to its default value.

The initial keyword can be used for any CSS property, and on any HTML element.

Version: | CSS3
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.property="initial" Try it

## Browser Support

The numbers in the table specifies the first browser version that fully supports the initial keyword.

Keyword |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
initial | 1.0 | Not supported | 19.0 | 1.2 | 15.0

## CSS Syntax

property: initial;

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