padding:initial vs. padding:0

[Rain Lover]

Does padding:initial have any advantage over padding:0? Example:

<style>
  textarea {
    padding: 0;
  }
</style>
<textarea>Hello, world!</textarea>

If there's no difference whatsoever, then why is the initial keyword added to CSS3?

[ajfmrf]

A google search found this:

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/show...l-vs-padding-0