diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/src/style.rs b/crates/obscura-render/src/style.rs
index 545b03c..7580942 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/src/style.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/src/style.rs
@@ -869,8 +869,29 @@ fn apply_value(style: &mut LayoutStyle, name: &str, value: &str) {
         "letter-spacing" => apply_letter_spacing(style, value),
         "font" => apply_font_shorthand(style, value),
         "font-weight" => {
-            if let Some(weight) = specified_font_weight(value) {
-                style.font_weight = Some(weight);
+            let lower = value.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();
+            match lower.as_str() {
+                // font-weight is inherited. Preserve the inherited marker
+                // until the DOM's top-down computed-style pass can see the
+                // parent's numeric weight. `unset` has the same behavior for
+                // an inherited property.
+                "inherit" | "unset" => {
+                    style.font_weight = Some("inherit".to_string());
+                }
+                // The initial font weight is normal, independent of both the
+                // parent and a heading's bold UA rule.
+                "initial" => {
+                    style.font_weight = Some("400".to_string());
+                }
+                // The compact cascade does not retain origin/layer history,
+                // so leave its current state unchanged instead of pretending
+                // the revert forms mean inherit or initial.
+                "revert" | "revert-layer" => {}
+                _ => {
+                    if let Some(weight) = specified_font_weight(&lower) {
+                        style.font_weight = Some(weight);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
         "font-family" => {
@@ -3625,7 +3646,8 @@ fn specified_font_weight(value: &str) -> Option<String> {
 pub(crate) fn computed_font_weight(specified: Option<&str>, inherited: u16) -> u16 {
     match specified {
         None => inherited,
-        Some("normal") => 400,
+        Some("inherit" | "unset") => inherited,
+        Some("normal" | "initial") => 400,
         Some("bold") => 700,
         Some("bolder") if inherited < 100 => 400,
         Some("bolder") if inherited < 350 => 400,
@@ -4723,6 +4745,21 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(computed_font_weight(Some("lighter"), 900), 700);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn font_weight_css_wide_keywords_override_heading_ua_weight() {
+        let inherited = compute_style("h1", Some("font-weight:inherit"));
+        assert_eq!(inherited.font_weight.as_deref(), Some("inherit"));
+        assert_eq!(computed_font_weight(inherited.font_weight.as_deref(), 500), 500);
+
+        let unset = compute_style("h1", Some("font-weight:unset"));
+        assert_eq!(unset.font_weight.as_deref(), Some("inherit"));
+        assert_eq!(computed_font_weight(unset.font_weight.as_deref(), 500), 500);
+
+        let initial = compute_style("h1", Some("font-weight:initial"));
+        assert_eq!(initial.font_weight.as_deref(), Some("400"));
+        assert_eq!(computed_font_weight(initial.font_weight.as_deref(), 500), 400);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn variable_font_properties_parse_canonically_and_atomically() {
         let style = compute_style(
diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/tests/layout_test.rs b/crates/obscura-render/tests/layout_test.rs
index 6a527f5..3e68da0 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/tests/layout_test.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/tests/layout_test.rs
@@ -1644,6 +1644,38 @@ fn font_weight_computes_numerically_through_inheritance() {
     assert_eq!(weight("lighter"), Some("100"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn heading_font_weight_css_wide_keywords_override_the_ua_bold_rule() {
+    let tree = parse_html(
+        r#"
+        <style>
+          @layer base {
+            #parent { font-weight: 500 }
+            #inherited { font-weight: inherit }
+            #unset { font-weight: unset }
+            #initial { font-weight: initial }
+          }
+        </style>
+        <div id="parent">
+          <h1 id="ua">UA bold</h1>
+          <h1 id="inherited">Inherited medium</h1>
+          <h1 id="unset">Unset medium</h1>
+          <h1 id="initial">Initial normal</h1>
+        </div>
+        "#,
+    );
+    let layout = layout_dom(&tree, (900.0, 1000.0));
+    let weight = |id| {
+        layout.styles[&tree.get_element_by_id(id).unwrap()]
+            .font_weight
+            .as_deref()
+    };
+    assert_eq!(weight("ua"), Some("700"));
+    assert_eq!(weight("inherited"), Some("500"));
+    assert_eq!(weight("unset"), Some("500"));
+    assert_eq!(weight("initial"), Some("400"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn contextual_right_inset_uses_root_font_tokens() {
     let tree = parse_html(