Boilerplate CSS Media Queries

Media Queries are now becoming quite common practice in web design. They allow you to change the CSS of the different elements on your web page depending on the size of the screen the visitor currently can see.

Below is a media query boilerplate you can use to change the design of your depending on if the user is using an iPad,iPhone or other smart phones. This snippet even allows you to change the design if the device is landscape or portrait.

/* Smartphones (portrait and landscape) ———– */
@media only screen
and (min-device-width : 320px)
and (max-device-width : 480px) {
/* Styles */
}

/* Smartphones (landscape) ———– */
@media only screen
and (min-width : 321px) {
/* Styles */
}

/* Smartphones (portrait) ———– */
@media only screen
and (max-width : 320px) {
/* Styles */
}

/* iPads (portrait and landscape) ———– */
@media only screen
and (min-device-width : 768px)
and (max-device-width : 1024px) {
/* Styles */
}

/* iPads (landscape) ———– */
@media only screen
and (min-device-width : 768px)
and (max-device-width : 1024px)
and (orientation : landscape) {
/* Styles */
}

/* iPads (portrait) ———– */
@media only screen
and (min-device-width : 768px)
and (max-device-width : 1024px)
and (orientation : portrait) {
/* Styles */
}

/* Desktops and laptops ———– */
@media only screen
and (min-width : 1224px) {
/* Styles */
}

/* Large screens ———– */
@media only screen
and (min-width : 1824px) {
/* Styles */
}

/* iPhone 4 ———– */
@media
only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio : 1.5),
only screen and (min-device-pixel-ratio : 1.5) {
/* Styles */
}