Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “How does !important affect the order of origins?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)**`!important`** moves a rule to the very top of the cascade within its origin, forcing the browser to apply that property over regular rules even with lower specificity. **Key point:** it sharply boosts a rule's place in the cascade chain, but it does not cancel out specificity among other `!important` rules.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)Image`!important` moves a rule **to the very top of the cascade within its origin**, meaning it forces the browser to apply that property over regular rules, even if they have higher specificity. Simplified order (from weakest to strongest): 1. **Regular browser styles** 2. **Regular user styles** 3. **Regular author styles** 4. **Author styles with** `!important` 5. **User styles with** `!important` 6. **Browser (user agent) styles with** `!important` **(almost never seen)** So `!important` effectively creates a **separate "layer" on top of the regular rules**, but within that layer, **specificity and declaration order still apply**. **Summary:** `!important` sharply boosts a rule's place in the cascade chain, but it does not cancel out specificity among other `!important` rules.For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.