CSS @media Rule

The @media rule is used to apply a different set of styles for different Media/devices through the use of Media Queries. A Media Query is mainly used to check the height, width, resolution, and orientation(Portrait/Landscape) of the device. This CSS rule is a way out for making more out of responsive design through Delivering the more optimized design for specific screen type or device i.e Mobile Phone, PC. The media queries can also be used for specifying certain styles only for printed documents or for screen readers.

Media queries can be used to check many things, such as:

width and height of the viewport
width and height of the device
orientation (is the tablet/phone in landscape or portrait mode?)
resolution

Using media queries are a popular technique for delivering a tailored style sheet (responsive web design) to desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones.

You can also use media queries to specify that certain styles are only for printed documents or for screen readers (mediatype: print, screen, or speech).

In addition to media types, there are also media features. Media features provide more specific details to media queries, by allowing to test for a specific feature of the user agent or display device. For example, you can apply styles to only those screens that are greater, or smaller, than a certain width.

CSS Syntax

@media not|only mediatype and (mediafeature and|or|not mediafeature) {
CSS-Code;
}

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by property are listed below:

Chrome
Android
Firefox (Gecko)
Firefox Mobile (Gecko)
Internet Explorer (IE)
IE Phone
Opera
Opera Mobile
Safari (WebKit)
Safari Mobile

Example -

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<style>
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Style the body */
body {
  font-family: Arial;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Header/logo Title */
.header {
  padding: 60px;
  text-align: center;
  background: #1abc9c;
  color: white;
}

/* Style the top navigation bar */
.navbar {
  display: flex;
  background-color: #333;
}

/* Style the navigation bar links */
.navbar a {
  color: white;
  padding: 14px 20px;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Change color on hover */
.navbar a:hover {
  background-color: #ddd;
  color: black;
}

/* Column container */
.row {  
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* Create two unequal columns that sits next to each other */
/* Sidebar/left column */
.side {
  flex: 30%;
  background-color: #f1f1f1;
  padding: 20px;
}

/* Main column */
.main {
  flex: 70%;
  background-color: white;
  padding: 20px;
}

/* Fake image, just for this example */
.fakeimg {
  background-color: #aaa;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 20px;
}

/* Footer */
.footer {
  padding: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  background: #ddd;
}

/* Responsive layout - when the screen is less than 700px wide, make the two columns stack on top of each other instead of next to each other */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .row, .navbar {   
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div style="background:yellow;padding:5px">
  <h4 style="text-align:center">Resize the browser window to see the responsive effect.</h4>
</div>

<div class="header">
  <h1>My Website</h1>
  <p>With a <b>flexible</b> layout.</p>
</div>

<div class="navbar">
  <a href="#">Link</a>
  <a href="#">Link</a>
  <a href="#">Link</a>
  <a href="#">Link</a>
</div>

<div class="row">
  <div class="side">
    <h2>About Me</h2>
    <h5>Photo of me:</h5>
    <div class="fakeimg" style="height:200px;">Image</div>
    <p>Some text about me in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim..</p>
    <h3>More Text</h3>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit ame.</p>
    <div class="fakeimg" style="height:60px;">Image</div><br>
    <div class="fakeimg" style="height:60px;">Image</div><br>
    <div class="fakeimg" style="height:60px;">Image</div>
  </div>
  <div class="main">
    <h2>TITLE HEADING</h2>
    <h5>Title description, Dec 7, 2017</h5>
    <div class="fakeimg" style="height:200px;">Image</div>
    <p>Some text..</p>
    <p>Sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco.</p>
    <br>
    <h2>TITLE HEADING</h2>
    <h5>Title description, Sep 2, 2017</h5>
    <div class="fakeimg" style="height:200px;">Image</div>
    <p>Some text..</p>
    <p>Sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco.</p>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="footer">
  <h2>Footer</h2>
</div>

</body>
</html>