Phase 3 · CSS3
TopicsMedia Queries
Part of the Frontend Developer Roadmap.
Summary
`@media` rules apply CSS conditionally based on viewport width, orientation or device features — the core mechanism behind responsive design. Responsive CSS should adapt to the content and available space rather than targeting a long list of specific devices, which makes layouts more durable over time.
How to Learn This
- 1Add breakpoints to make a fixed layout responsive at mobile/tablet/desktop widths. Test the result on both a successful path and an invalid or unexpected input.
- 2Practice mobile-first media queries (`min-width` rather than `max-width`). Test it with at least one normal case and one edge case so you can explain the behavior confidently.
- 3Learn `prefers-color-scheme` for dark mode support.
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