Responsive Long-Form Media Queries

White Background, Black Text

This page demonstrates explicit, long-form responsive media queries spanning many breakpoints, orientations, input modalities, and accessibility preferences. The style remains high contrast by design.

Jump to the responsive grid

Placeholder illustration
The image scales fluidly inside the layout.

Card One

Content adapts from a single column to multiple columns as width increases. Breakpoints are explicit and verbose in the stylesheet.

Card Two

The page uses mobile-first CSS. Each subsequent query progressively enhances the layout, spacing, and typographic scale.

Card Three

Hover and pointer queries improve affordances for desktop users without harming touch ergonomics.

Card Four

Reduced motion users receive a calmer experience by disabling transitions and animations.

Card Five

High contrast environments keep borders and links visible via forced color adjustments.

Responsive Media Block

This media component stacks on narrow screens and becomes two columns on small screens and above. Orientation queries adjust flow direction to fit device posture.

Landscape placeholder

Responsive Table

Breakpoint Query Purpose
BaseMobile firstSingle column layout
≥360px@media (min-width: 360px)Fine tune spacing
≥480px@media (min-width: 480px)Enable 2-column small grid
≥640px@media (min-width: 640px)Two-column hero layout
≥768px@media (min-width: 768px)Main + sidebar layout
≥896px@media (min-width: 896px)Optional 4-up grid
≥1024px@media (min-width: 1024px)Desktop spacing and type
≥1280px@media (min-width: 1280px)XL grids and headings
≥1440px@media (min-width: 1440px)Wide gutters
≥1600px@media (min-width: 1600px)5-column grid option
Portrait@media (orientation: portrait)Vertical flow preferences
Landscape@media (orientation: landscape)Horizontal flow preferences
Reduced Motion@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)Disable motion
High Contrast@media (forced-colors: active)Improve contrast mappings
Print@media printRemove chrome and shadows

Usage Notes

  • The stylesheet is mobile first. Each query enhances the base.
  • The design intentionally uses a white background and black text to maintain high contrast.
  • Accessibility queries support reduced motion and high contrast environments.
  • The table and images demonstrate horizontal overflow handling and fluid scaling.

You can remove any queries that are unnecessary for your project. They are separated to remain explicit and easy to audit.