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CSS3 @media Rule


Example

Change the background-color if the viewport is 480 pixels wide or wider:

@media screen and (min-width: 480px) {
    body {
        background-color: lightgreen;
    }
}
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Definition and Usage

The @media rule is used to define different style rules for different media types/devices.

In CSS2 this was called media types, while in CSS3 it is called media queries.

Media queries look at the capability of the device, and can be used to check many things, such as:

  • width and height of the viewport
  • width and height of the device
  • orientation (is the tablet/phone in landscape or portrait mode?)
  • resolution
  • and much more

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specifies the first browser version that fully supports the @media rule.

Property
@media 21 9 3.5 4.0 9

CSS Syntax

@media not|only mediatype and (media feature) {
    CSS-Code;
}

You can also have different stylesheets for different media:

<link rel="stylesheet" media="mediatype and|not|only (media feature)" href="mystylesheet.css">

Media Types

Value Description
all Used for all media type devices
aural Deprecated. Used for speech and sound synthesizers
braille Deprecated. Used for braille tactile feedback devices
embossed Deprecated. Used for paged braille printers
handheld Deprecated. Used for small or handheld devices
print Used for printers
projection Deprecated. Used for projected presentations, like slides
screen Used for computer screens, tablets, smart-phones etc.
speech Used for screenreaders that "reads" the page out loud
tty Deprecated. Used for media using a fixed-pitch character grid, like teletypes and terminals
tv Deprecated. Used for television-type devices

Media Features

Value Description
aspect-ratio The ratio between the width and the height of the viewport
color The number of bits per color component for the output device
color-index The number of colors the device can display
device-aspect-ratio The ratio between the width and the height of the device
device-height The height of the device, such as a computer screen
device-width The width of the device, such as a computer screen
grid Whether the device is a grid or bitmap
height The viewport height
max-aspect-ratio The maximum ratio between the width and the height of the display area
max-color The maximum number of bits per color component for the output device
max-color-index The maximum number of colors the device can display
max-device-aspect-ratio The maximum ratio between the width and the height of the device
max-device-height The maximum height of the device, such as a computer screen
max-device-width The maximum width of the device, such as a computer screen
max-height The maximum height of the display area, such as a browser window
max-monochrome The maximum number of bits per "color" on a monochrome (greyscale) device
max-resolution The maximum resolution of the device, using dpi or dpcm
max-width The maximum width of the display area, such as a browser window
min-aspect-ratio The minimum ratio between the width and the height of the display area
min-color The minimum number of bits per color component for the output device
min-color-index The minimum number of colors the device can display
min-device-aspect-ratio The minimum ratio between the width and the height of the device
min-device-width The minimum width of the device, such as a computer screen
min-device-height The minimum height of the device, such as a computer screen
min-height The minimum height of the display area, such as a browser window
min-monochrome The minimum number of bits per "color" on a monochrome (greyscale) device
min-resolution The minimum resolution of the device, using dpi or dpcm
min-width The minimum width of the display area, such as a browser window
monochrome The number of bits per "color" on a monochrome (greyscale) device
orientation The orientation of the viewport (landscape or portrait mode)
overflow-block How does the output device handle content that overflows the viewport along the block axis (added in Media Queries Level 4)
overflow-inline Can content that overflows the viewport along the inline axis be scrolled (added in Media Queries Level 4)
resolution The resolution of the output device, using dpi or dpcm
scan The scanning process of the output device
update-frequency How quickly can the output device modify the appearance of the content (added in Media Queries Level 4)
width The viewport width

Examples

More Examples

Example

Use the @media rule to make responsive design:

@media only screen and (max-width: 500px) {
    .gridmenu {
        width:100%;
    }

    .gridmain {
        width:100%;
    }

    .gridright {
        width:100%;
    }
}
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Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Media Queries