layer()

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The layer() CSS function is used along with the @import at-rule to put the imported resource in a separate named cascade layer.

Syntax

@import url layer(layer-name);
@import "dark.css" layer(framework.themes.dark);

The framework.themes.dark is the layer into which the CSS file would be imported.

Formal syntax

{{CSSSyntaxRaw(layer() = layer( ))}} 

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{CSSxRef("@import")}} 
• CSS cascading and inheritance module