Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-values] Proposal: a way to revert a property to use presentational hints if any (#13213)

• From: Benoît Rouleau via GitHub <noreply@w3.org>
• Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:06:59 +0000
• To: public-css-archive@w3.org
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Actually, you make me realize that `revert-layer(<sublayer-name>)` could be ambiguous because it is valid to give a layer the same name as a parent layer. Imagine this:
```css
/* unlayered styles */

@layer unimportant {
  /* styles that are overridden by the unlayered styles */

  @layer unimportant {
    /* styles that are even less important, overridden by the above */

    @layer foo {
      something: revert-layer(unimportant);
    }
  }
}
```
Which `unimportant` layer does `revert-layer(unimportant)` revert?  Probably the nearest one, but what if the user wants to revert the outer one?

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