When specifying a 0 value in CSS, should I explicitly mark the units or omit?

I argue you should also omit the units.

From a programmer’s perspective, 0 == null == none == false, where 0px == 0px only.

Which means that if you specify a border width of 0 then no border will be there, but if you specify a 0px border, then a border of 0 px will be created (that’s the idea behind it, in reality 0px gives the exact same result like 0).

Further Points

  • unit-less 0 makes it easier to read as it is easily distinguishable from normal unit’ed values.
  • It makes sense to remove the units as they have no point in being there (0 could mean size, color, etc.).

Conclusion: Omit the units in 0. They’re not needed and confusing.

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