CSS Media Query Snippets

With responsive design being big in web design it’s important that you design your website so that it can be used on different devices.

There are a number of different media queries that you can use on your design, if you don’t know where to start with media queries here is a good boilerplate to go with.

CSS Media Query Boilerplate

This snippet gives you a generic base for your media queries but if you want to target a specific device then you need to change these media queries.

Here is a website that gives you a list of targeted media queries based on some of the most popular devices people use to view a website.

Media Query Snippets

Here are some example snippets.

IPhone5

@media screen and (device-aspect-ratio: 40/71) {
}
or
@media screen and (device-width: 320px) and (device-height: 568px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2){
}

Blackberry Torch

@media screen and (max-device-width: 480px) { 
}

Samsung S3

@media only screen and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) {
}

Google Nexus 7

@media screen and (device-width: 600px) and (device-height: 905px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.331) and (-webkit-max-device-pixel-ratio: 1.332) {
}

IPad Mini

@media screen and (device-width: 768px) and (device-height: 1024px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 1) {
}

IPad 3

Landscape

@media (max-device-width: 1024px) and (orientation: landscape) { 
}

Portrait

@media (max-device-width: 768px) and (orientation: portrait) { 
}

Galaxy Tab 10.1