I have this @media setup:

HTML:

<head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no" /> </head>

CSS:

@media screen and (min-width: 769px) { /* STYLES HERE */ } @media screen and (min-device-width: 481px) and (max-device-width: 768px) { /* STYLES HERE */ } @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) { /* STYLES HERE */ }

With this setup it works on the iPhone but it does not work in the browser.

Is it because I already have device in the meta, and maybe have max-width:480px instead?

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6 Answers

I've found the best method is to write your default CSS for the older browsers, as older browsers (including IE 5.5, 6, 7 and 8) can't read @media. When I use @media, I use it like this:

<style type="text/css"> /* default styles here for older browsers. I tend to go for a 600px - 960px width max but using percentages */ @media only screen and (min-width: 960px) { /* styles for browsers larger than 960px; */ } @media only screen and (min-width: 1440px) { /* styles for browsers larger than 1440px; */ } @media only screen and (min-width: 2000px) { /* for sumo sized (mac) screens */ } @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) { /* styles for mobile browsers smaller than 480px; (iPhone) */ } @media only screen and (device-width: 768px) { /* default iPad screens */ } /* different techniques for iPad screening */ @media only screen and (min-device-width: 481px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (orientation:portrait) { /* For portrait layouts only */ } @media only screen and (min-device-width: 481px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (orientation:landscape) { /* For landscape layouts only */ } </style>

But you can do whatever you like with your @media. This is just an example of what I've found best for me when building styles for all browsers.

iPad CSS specifications.

Also! If you're looking for printability you can use @media print{}.

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The underlying issue is using max-device-width vs plain old max-width.

Using the "device" keyword targets physical dimension of the screen, not the width of the browser window.

For example:

@media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) { /* STYLES HERE for DEVICES with physical max-screen width of 480px */ }

Versus

@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) { /* STYLES HERE for BROWSER WINDOWS with a max-width of 480px. This will work on desktops when the window is narrowed. */ }
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If website on small devices behavior like desktop screen then you have to put this meta tag into header before 

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

For media queries you can set this as

this will cover your all mobile/cellphone widths

 @media only screen and (min-width: 200px) and (max-width: 767px) { //Put your CSS here for 200px to 767px width devices (cover all width between 200px to 767px // }

For iPad and iPad pro you have to use

 @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { //Put your CSS here for 768px to 1024px width devices(covers all width between 768px to 1024px // }

If you want to add css for Landscape mode you can add this

and (orientation : landscape)

 @media only screen and (min-width: 200px) and (max-width: 767px) and (orientation : portrait) { //Put your CSS here for 200px to 767px width devices (cover all mobile portrait width // }

The correct value for the content attribute should include initial-scale instead:

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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If you want to include both min and max width for responsiveness in the browser, then you can use the following:

 @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 992px){...} @media (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px) {...}

for some iPhone you have to put your viewport like this

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, shrink-to-fit=no, user-scalable=0" />