<p>I have only a basic knowledge of css, is it possible to inherit a property from one style into another style. So for instance I could inherit the font size specified in my default paragrah tag settings into my hyperlink tags.</p>

<p>The reason I want to do this is to make it easier to maintain multiple styles.</p>

You can define common styles for two elements at once like so:
```
```
p, a {
    font-size: 1em;
}
```
```
And then extend each one with their individual properties as you want:
```
```
p {
   color: red;
}

a {
   font-weight: bold;
}
```
```
Keep in mind:
Styles defined later in a style sheet generally override properties defined earlier.
Extra:
If you haven't already, I recommend getting the
Firebug
Firefox extension so you can see what styles the elements on your page are receiving and where they are inherited from.