Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-display-3] Clarify whether the initial containing block establishes a block formatting context (#7207)

I wouldn't actually say that the root element participates in a block formatting context. If there was a parent block formatting context, why blockify the root element, or why does it establish an independent BFC with `display: block`, or why prevent `display: contents`?

It's just roughly considered "block-level" in the sense opposed to inline-level, but not is the strict sense of participating in a BFC. Just like `display: block flow` has `block` but may be flex-level or grid-level depending on the parent.

I would just say that the root element is special and doesn't participate in any formatting context. This could be called root-level.

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