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Ashutosh Patel
Ashutosh Patel

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I am a professional .NET developer with over 4 years of hands-on industry experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable web applications. I specialize in .NET Core, C#, RESTful APIs, and database-driven systems using SQL Server.

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Ashutosh Patel
Ashutosh Patel 18 Oct 2024
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  • Media queries are a feature of CSS used to apply styles based on the characteristics of the user's device, such as screen size, resolution, or orientation. They are essential for creating responsive web designs, where a website adapts to different screen sizes (from mobile phones to desktop monitors).
  • A media query checks specified conditions, and if the device meets those conditions, the styles within the media query are applied. This allows developers to change the layout, font size, and other design elements based on the device's width, height, and resolution.

Example

@media (max-width: 768px) {
 body {
   font-size: 14px;
 }
 .container {
   flex-direction: column;
 }
}

In the example above

 if the viewport width is 768 pixels or smaller, the font size will be reduced, and .container will change to a column layout. Media queries are important for ensuring that websites are usable and aesthetically pleasing on devices of all sizes, from smartphones to large desktop displays.

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