First implementation of a CSS reset/normalize with inheritence.

minimal.css

:root {
  line-height: 1;
  font-family: normal;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: inherit;
  text-align: left;
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-size: 100%;
}

/* Reset */

*,
*:before,
*:after {
  box-sizing: inherit;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  background-color: inherit;
  font-weight: inherit;
  font-style: inherit;
  font-family: inherit;
  line-height: inherit;
  text-align: inherit;
  text-decoration: inherit;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
}

/**
 * Prevent adjustments of font size after orientation changes in IE and iOS.
 */

/* Document
   ========================================================================== */

html {
  -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

/* Sections
   ========================================================================== */

/**
 * Add the correct display in IE 9-.
 */

article,
aside,
footer,
header,
nav,
section {
  display: block;
}

/* Grouping content
   ========================================================================== */

/**
 * Add the correct display in IE 9-.
 * 1. Add the correct display in IE.
 */

figcaption,
figure,
main { /* 1 */
  display: block;
}

/**
 * 1. Add the correct box sizing in Firefox.
 * 2. Show the overflow in Edge and IE.
 */

hr {
  box-sizing: content-box; /* 1 */
  height: 0; /* 1 */
  overflow: visible; /* 2 */
  border-top: 1px solid;
}

/**
 * Correct the odd `em` font sizing in all browsers.
 */

pre {
  font-size: 1em;
}

table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  border-spacing: 0;
}

/* Text-level semantics
   ========================================================================== */

/**
 * 1. Remove the gray background on active links in IE 10.
 * 2. Remove gaps in links underline in iOS 8+ and Safari 8+.
 */

a {
  background-color: transparent; /* 1 */
  -webkit-text-decoration-skip: objects; /* 2 */
}

/**
 * Remove the outline on focused links when they are also active or hovered
 * in all browsers (opinionated).
 */

a:active,
a:hover {
  outline-width: 0;
}

/**
 * 1. Remove the bottom border in Firefox 39-.
 * Reset styles
 */

abbr[title] {
  border-bottom: none; /* 1 */
  text-decoration: none;
}

/**
 * Correct the odd `em` font sizing in all browsers.
 */

code,
kbd,
samp {
  font-size: 1em; /* 2 */
}

/**
 * Prevent `sub` and `sup` elements from affecting the line height in
 * all browsers.
 */

sub,
sup {
  font-size: 75%;
  line-height: 0;
  position: relative;
  vertical-align: baseline;
}

sub {
  bottom: -0.25em;
}

sup {
  top: -0.5em;
}

/* Embedded content
   ========================================================================== */

/**
 * Add the correct display in IE 9-.
 */

audio,
video {
  display: inline-block;
}

/**
 * Add the correct display in iOS 4-7.
 */

audio:not([controls]) {
  display: none;
  height: 0;
}

/**
 * Remove the border on images inside links in IE 10-.
 */

img {
  border-style: none;
}

/**
 * Hide the overflow in IE.
 */

svg:not(:root) {
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Forms
   ========================================================================== */

/**
 * Show the overflow in IE.
 * 1. Show the overflow in Edge.
 */

button,
input { /* 1 */
  overflow: visible;
}

/**
 * Remove the inheritance of text transform in Edge, Firefox, and IE.
 * 1. Remove the inheritance of text transform in Firefox.
 */

button,
select { /* 1 */
  text-transform: none;
}

/**
 * Reset buttons
 */

button,
[type="button"],
[type="reset"],
[type="submit"] {
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
}

/**
 * Remove the inner border and padding in Firefox.
 */

button::-moz-focus-inner,
[type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner,
[type="reset"]::-moz-focus-inner,
[type="submit"]::-moz-focus-inner {
  border-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

/**
 * Remove focus styles in Firefox
 */

button:-moz-focusring,
[type="button"]:-moz-focusring,
[type="reset"]:-moz-focusring,
[type="submit"]:-moz-focusring {
  outline: none;
}

/**
 * Correct the text wrapping in Edge and IE.
 */

legend {
  display: table;
  max-width: 100%;
  white-space: normal;
}

/**
 * 1. Add the correct display in IE 9-.
 * 2. Add the correct vertical alignment in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
 */

progress {
  display: inline-block; /* 1 */
  vertical-align: baseline; /* 2 */
}

/**
 * Remove the default vertical scrollbar in IE.
 */

textarea {
  overflow: auto;
}

/**
 * 1. Add the correct box sizing in IE 10-.
 * 2. Remove the padding in IE 10-.
 */

[type="checkbox"],
[type="radio"] {
  box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 */
  padding: 0; /* 2 */
}

/**
 * Correct the cursor style of increment and decrement buttons in Chrome.
 */

[type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
  height: auto;
}

/**
 * 1. Correct the odd appearance in Chrome and Safari.
 * 2. Correct the outline style in Safari.
 */

[type="search"] {
  -webkit-appearance: textfield; /* 1 */
  outline-offset: -2px; /* 2 */
}

/**
 * Remove the inner padding and cancel buttons in Chrome and Safari on OS X.
 */

[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button,
[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {
  -webkit-appearance: none;
}

/**
 * 1. Correct the inability to style clickable types in iOS and Safari.
 * 2. Change font properties to `inherit` in Safari.
 */

::-webkit-file-upload-button {
  -webkit-appearance: button; /* 1 */
  font: inherit; /* 2 */
}

/**
 * Reset all placeholders to use inherited color with opacity
 */

::-webkit-input-placeholder {
  color: inherit;
  opacity: .5;
}

::-moz-placeholder {
  color: inherit;
  opacity: .5;
}

:-ms-input-placeholder {
  color: inherit;
  opacity: .5;
}

:-moz-placeholder {
  color: inherit;
  opacity: .5;
}

:placeholder {
  color: inherit;
  opacity: .5;
}

/* Interactive
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * Add the correct display in IE 9-.
 * 1. Add the correct display in Edge, IE, and Firefox.
 */

details, /* 1 */
menu {
  display: block;
}

/*
 * Add the correct display in all browsers.
 */

summary {
  display: list-item;
}

/* Scripting
   ========================================================================== */

/**
 * Add the correct display in IE 9-.
 */

canvas {
  display: inline-block;
}

/**
 * Add the correct display in IE.
 */

template {
  display: none;
}

/* Hidden
   ========================================================================== */

/**
 * Add the correct display in IE 10-.
 */

[hidden] {
  display: none;
}