Media queries are useful when you want to modify your site or app depending on a device's general type (such as print vs. screen) or specific characteristics and parameters (such as screen resolution or browser viewport width).
Media queries are used for the following:
- To conditionally apply styles with the CSS
@media
and@import
at-rules. - To target specific media for the
<style>
,<link>
,<source>
, and other HTML elements with themedia=
attribute. - To test and monitor media states using the
Window.matchMedia()
andMediaQueryList.addListener()
JavaScript methods.