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Responsive Web Design (RWD)

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The Basics and the Meta Tag

    The Basics
  • Contrast's with "Fixed" style layouts
  • The Core Idea is fluidity and adaptability
  • Ensures functionality and appearance across different screen sizes
  • Optimizes website for various devices by utilizing,
    • Fluid Grids
    • Flexible Images
    • Media Queries

    Viewport and Initial Scale
  • The viewport is the "visible area" on a display device
  • Initial scale refers to the initial "zoom" level when the page is loaded
  • Both are essential for implementing RWD effectively

    The Meta Tag
  • HTML's viewport Meta tag controls viewport width and scaling
  • this is a second meta tag that is placed inside the HTML Head section
  • The Meta tag is essential for mobile display
  • "initial-scale" sets the "initial" zoom improving the user experience
  • The meta tag greatly affects mobile appearance and performance, vital for RWD
    < meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  • < meta> : provides meta data about the html document
  • < name> ="viewport": identifies the meta tag for viewport control
  • content: holds the viewport settings
  • width=device-width: sets the viewport width to the device width
  • initial-scale=1.0: Sets the initial zoom to 1.0 (the default size)

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