# Specified value

The value the cascade picked, before any math.

## What is a **specified value**?

The **specified value** is what the cascade picked for a property, before any math is done: for example `2em` or `inherit`.

```css
.note { font-size: 1.5em; }   /* specified value: 1.5em */
```

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Updated: September 27, 2026

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