Responsive Design Best Practices
Breakpoints, mobile-first approach, container queries, fluid typography, responsive images, and modern CSS layout techniques based on MDN, web.dev, Smashing Magazine, and Tailwind CSS.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Read time
- 1 min read
- Version
- v1.0.0
- Confidence
- established
- Last updated
Quick Reference
Use mobile-first with min-width media queries. Breakpoints: 640px (sm), 768px (md), 1024px (lg), 1280px (xl). Use container queries for component-level responsiveness. Fluid typography: clamp(1rem, 0.5rem + 1vw, 1.25rem). Always set width/height on images to prevent CLS. Use srcset/sizes for responsive images, picture element for art direction.
Use When
- Building responsive layouts
- Setting up breakpoints
- Creating mobile-first stylesheets
- Implementing fluid typography
- Optimizing images for different screen sizes
Skip When
- Building fixed-width print layouts
- Creating email templates (limited CSS support)
Responsive Design Best Practices
Breakpoints, mobile-first approach, container queries, fluid typography, responsive images, and modern CSS layout techniques based on MDN, web.dev, Smashing Magazine, and Tailwind CSS.