What is Responsive Design?
Responsive web design is an approach that ensures websites provide optimal viewing experiences across a wide range of devices, from desktop computers to mobile phones. It uses flexible grids, layouts, and images to adapt to the user's screen size.
Key Principles
- Fluid Grids: Layouts that use percentages instead of fixed units to define widths.
- Media Queries: CSS techniques that allow content rendering to adapt to different conditions.
- Flexible Images: Images that can scale within their containing elements.
Example of Media Queries
@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
body {
background-color: lightblue;
}
}
In this example, the background color changes to light blue when the screen width is less than or equal to 600 pixels.