Mobile Responsiveness
Build responsive, mobile-first web applications.
Mobile-First Breakpoints / Mobile first - no media query needed for mobile base / .container { padding: 1rem; }
/ Tablet / @media (min-width: 768px) { .container { padding: 2rem; } }
/ Desktop / @media (min-width: 1024px) { .container { padding: 3rem; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; } }
/ Large desktop / @media (min-width: 1280px) { .container { max-width: 1400px; } }
Tailwind Breakpoints
Responsive Heading
Fluid Typography :root { / Fluid font size: 16px at 320px viewport, 20px at 1200px viewport / --font-size-base: clamp(1rem, 0.9rem + 0.5vw, 1.25rem);
/ Fluid heading / --font-size-h1: clamp(2rem, 1.5rem + 2.5vw, 4rem); }
body { font-size: var(--font-size-base); }
h1 { font-size: var(--font-size-h1); }
Touch Interactions import { useState } from 'react';
function SwipeableCard({ onSwipeLeft, onSwipeRight, children }) {
const [touchStart, setTouchStart] = useState
const minSwipeDistance = 50;
const onTouchStart = (e: React.TouchEvent) => { setTouchEnd(null); setTouchStart(e.targetTouches[0].clientX); };
const onTouchMove = (e: React.TouchEvent) => { setTouchEnd(e.targetTouches[0].clientX); };
const onTouchEnd = () => { if (!touchStart || !touchEnd) return;
const distance = touchStart - touchEnd;
const isLeftSwipe = distance > minSwipeDistance;
const isRightSwipe = distance < -minSwipeDistance;
if (isLeftSwipe) onSwipeLeft?.();
if (isRightSwipe) onSwipeRight?.();
};
return (
Mobile Navigation import { useState } from 'react';
function MobileNav() { const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
return ( <> {/ Hamburger button - visible on mobile /}
{/* Mobile menu */}
<nav
className={`
fixed inset-0 bg-white z-50 transform transition-transform
${isOpen ? 'translate-x-0' : '-translate-x-full'}
md:static md:translate-x-0 md:bg-transparent
`}
>
<ul className="flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-4 p-4 md:p-0">
<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="/about">About</a></li>
<li><a href="/contact">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
{/* Backdrop */}
{isOpen && (
<div
className="fixed inset-0 bg-black/50 z-40 md:hidden"
onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}
/>
)}
</>
); }
Safe Areas (Notch/Home Indicator) / Account for iPhone notch and home indicator / .container { padding-left: env(safe-area-inset-left); padding-right: env(safe-area-inset-right); padding-bottom: env(safe-area-inset-bottom); }
/ Fixed bottom navigation / .bottom-nav { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; padding-bottom: max(1rem, env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); }
Viewport Meta Tag
useMediaQuery Hook import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function useMediaQuery(query: string): boolean { const [matches, setMatches] = useState(false);
useEffect(() => { const media = window.matchMedia(query); setMatches(media.matches);
const listener = (e: MediaQueryListEvent) => setMatches(e.matches);
media.addEventListener('change', listener);
return () => media.removeEventListener('change', listener);
}, [query]);
return matches; }
// Usage function Component() { const isMobile = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 767px)'); const isTablet = useMediaQuery('(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)'); const isDesktop = useMediaQuery('(min-width: 1024px)');
return isMobile ?
Resources Responsive Design: https://web.dev/learn/design/ Mobile-First CSS: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/CSS_layout/Responsive_Design Viewport Units: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/length#viewport-percentage_lengths