Media inquiries

Responsive Web Design - Media Query

Media (media) query is introduced in CSS3: CSS3 @media query.

Using the @media query, you can define different styles for different media types.

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/>
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>php 中文网</title> 
<style>
body {
    background-color:lightgreen;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 500px) {
    body {
        background-color:lightblue;
    }
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>重置浏览器大小，当文档的宽度小于 500 像素，背景会变为浅蓝色，否则为浅绿色。</p>
</body>
</html>

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Add breakpoints

In the previous tutorial we used rows and columns to make web pages, which are responsive but not friendly to display on small screens.

Media query can help us solve this problem. We can add breakpoints in the middle of the design draft. Different breakpoints have different effects.

Desktop

Mobile

##Use media query to add a breakpoint at 768px:

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>php 中文网</title> 
<style>
* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
.row:after {
    content: "";
    clear: both;
    display: block;
}
[class*="col-"] {
    float: left;
    padding: 15px;
}
html {
    font-family: "Lucida Sans", sans-serif;
}
.header {
    background-color: #9933cc;
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 15px;
}
.menu ul {
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
.menu li {
    padding: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 7px;
    background-color :#33b5e5;
    color: #ffffff;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
}
.menu li:hover {
    background-color: #0099cc;
}
.aside {
    background-color: #33b5e5;
    padding: 15px;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 14px;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
}
.footer {
    background-color: #0099cc;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 12px;
    padding: 15px;
}
/* For desktop: */
.col-1 {width: 8.33%;}
.col-2 {width: 16.66%;}
.col-3 {width: 25%;}
.col-4 {width: 33.33%;}
.col-5 {width: 41.66%;}
.col-6 {width: 50%;}
.col-7 {width: 58.33%;}
.col-8 {width: 66.66%;}
.col-9 {width: 75%;}
.col-10 {width: 83.33%;}
.col-11 {width: 91.66%;}
.col-12 {width: 100%;}

@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    /* For mobile phones: */
    [class*="col-"] {
        width: 100%;
    }
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div class="header">
<h1>Chania</h1>
</div>

<div class="row">

<div class="col-3 menu">
<ul>
<li>The Flight</li>
<li>The City</li>
<li>The Island</li>
<li>The Food</li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="col-6">
<h1>The City</h1>
<p>Chania is the capital of the Chania region on the island of Crete. The city can be divided in two parts, the old town and the modern city.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-3 right">
<div class="aside">
<h2>What?</h2>
<p>Chania is a city on the island of Crete.</p>
<h2>Where?</h2>
<p>Crete is a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea.</p>
<h2>How?</h2>
<p>You can reach Chania airport from all over Europe.</p>
</div>
</div>

</div>

<div class="footer">
<p>Resize the browser window to see how the content respond to the resizing.</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>

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Design for mobile first

Mobile first means prioritizing mobile design when designing for desktop and other devices.

This means we have to make some changes to the CSS.

We modify the style when the screen is smaller than 768px. We also need to modify the style when the screen width is larger than 768px. The following is a mobile-first example:

/* Designed for mobile: */
[class*="col-"] {
width: 100%;
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
/* For desktop: */
.col-1 {width: 8.33%; }
.col-2 {width: 16.66%;}
.col-3 { width: 25%;}
.col-4 {width: 33.33%;}
.col-5 {width: 41.66%;}
.col-6 {width: 50%;}
.col-7 {width: 58.33%;}
. col-8 {width: 66.66%;}
.col-9 {width: 75%;}
.col-10 {width: 83.33%;}
.col-11 {width: 91.66%;}
.col-12 {width: 100%;}
}

Other breakpoints

You can add breakpoints according to your needs.

We can also set breakpoints for tablet devices and mobile phone devices.

Desktop device

Tablet device

##Mobile device

Add a media query when the screen is 600px and set a new style (the screen is greater than 600px but less than 768px):

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>php 中文网</title> 
<style>
* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
.row:after {
    content: "";
    clear: both;
    display: block;
}
[class*="col-"] {
    float: left;
    padding: 15px;
}
html {
    font-family: "Lucida Sans", sans-serif;
}
.header {
    background-color: #9933cc;
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 15px;
}
.menu ul {
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
.menu li {
    padding: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 7px;
    background-color :#33b5e5;
    color: #ffffff;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
}
.menu li:hover {
    background-color: #0099cc;
}
.aside {
    background-color: #33b5e5;
    padding: 15px;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 14px;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
}
.footer {
    background-color: #0099cc;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 12px;
    padding: 15px;
}
/* For mobile phones: */
[class*="col-"] {
    width: 100%;
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 600px) {
    /* For tablets: */
    .col-m-12 {width: 8.33%;}
    .col-m-2 {width: 16.66%;}
    .col-m-3 {width: 25%;}
    .col-m-4 {width: 33.33%;}
    .col-m-5 {width: 41.66%;}
    .col-m-6 {width: 50%;}
    .col-m-7 {width: 58.33%;}
    .col-m-8 {width: 66.66%;}
    .col-m-9 {width: 75%;}
    .col-m-10 {width: 83.33%;}
    .col-m-11 {width: 91.66%;}
    .col-m-12 {width: 100%;}
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
    /* For desktop: */
    .col-1 {width: 8.33%;}
    .col-2 {width: 16.66%;}
    .col-3 {width: 25%;}
    .col-4 {width: 33.33%;}
    .col-5 {width: 41.66%;}
    .col-6 {width: 50%;}
    .col-7 {width: 58.33%;}
    .col-8 {width: 66.66%;}
    .col-9 {width: 75%;}
    .col-10 {width: 83.33%;}
    .col-11 {width: 91.66%;}
    .col-12 {width: 100%;}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div class="header">
<h1>Chania</h1>
</div>

<div class="row">
<div class="col-3 col-m-3 menu">
<ul>
<li>The Flight</li>
<li>The City</li>
<li>The Island</li>
<li>The Food</li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="col-6 col-m-9">
<h1>The City</h1>
<p>Chania is the capital of the Chania region on the island of Crete. The city can be divided in two parts, the old town and the modern city.</p>
</div>

<div class="col-3 col-m-12">
<div class="aside">
<h2>What?</h2>
<p>Chania is a city on the island of Crete.</p>
<h2>Where?</h2>
<p>Crete is a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea.</p>
<h2>How?</h2>
<p>You can reach Chania airport from all over Europe.</p>
</div>
</div>

</div>

<div class="footer">
<p>Resize the browser window to see how the content respond to the resizing.</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>

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The above code seems redundant, but it can automatically set different settings according to the screen size style, so it is still very necessary.

HTML Example

For desktop:

The first and third parts span 3 columns. The middle section spans 6 columns.

For tablet devices:

The first part spans 3 columns, the second part spans 9 columns, and the third part spans 12 columns:

Orientation: Landscape/Portrait

Combined with CSS media queries, you can create layouts that adapt to the directions of different devices (horizontal landscape, vertical portrait, etc.).

Syntax:

orientation：portrait | landscape

portrait: Specifies that the height of the visible area of the page in the output device is greater than or equal to the width
landscape: Except for the portrait value, all are landscape

##Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>php 中文网</title> 
<style>
body {
    background-color: lightgreen;
}

@media only screen and (orientation: landscape) {
    body {
        background-color: lightblue;
    }
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>重置浏览器大小，当文档的宽度大于高度时，背景会变为浅蓝色。否则为浅绿色。</p>
</body>
</html>

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Media inquiries

Responsive Web Design - Media Query

Instance

Add breakpoints

Desktop

Mobile

Design for mobile first

Other breakpoints

Desktop device

Tablet device

Orientation: Landscape/Portrait

Syntax:

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