# SMACSS ### Base > A Base rule is applied to an element using an element selector, a descendent selector, or a child selector, along with any pseudo-classes. It doesn’t include any class or ID selectors. It is defining the default styling for how that element should look in all occurrences on the page. > - SMACSS, Jonathan Snook Place files here that impact top-level elements to apply global styles. This template includes [`normalize.css`](http://necolas.github.com/normalize.css/) to give consistent base styles for all browsers.