Media Queries

We keep media queries fairly simple in Foundation and let the percentage-based grid do the heavy lifting across various screen sizes.

Basic

Media queries are built using ems in Foundation.

CSS

// Small screens
@media only screen { } /* Define mobile styles */

@media only screen and (max-width: 40em) { } /* max-width 640px, mobile-only styles, use when QAing mobile issues */

// Medium screens
@media only screen and (min-width: 40.063em) { } /* min-width 641px, medium screens */

@media only screen and (min-width: 40.063em) and (max-width: 64em) { } /* min-width 641px and max-width 1024px, use when QAing tablet-only issues */

// Large screens
@media only screen and (min-width: 64.063em) { } /* min-width 1025px, large screens */

@media only screen and (min-width: 64.063em) and (max-width: 90em) { } /* min-width 1024px and max-width 1440px, use when QAing large screen-only issues */

// XLarge screens
@media only screen and (min-width: 90.063em) { } /* min-width 1441px, xlarge screens */

@media only screen and (min-width: 90.063em) and (max-width: 120em) { } /* min-width 1441px and max-width 1920px, use when QAing xlarge screen-only issues */

// XXLarge screens
@media only screen and (min-width: 120.063em) { } /* min-width 1921px, xlarge screens */

Customize With Sass

Media queries can be easily customized by changing the variable values in _settings.scss.

SCSS

// Here we define the lower and upper bounds for each media size
$small-range: (0em, 40em); /* 0, 640px */
$medium-range: (40.063em, 64em); /* 641px, 1024px */
$large-range: (64.063em, 90em); /* 1025px, 1440px */
$xlarge-range: (90.063em, 120em); /* 1441px, 1920px */
$xxlarge-range: (120.063em); /* 1921px */

// Media Queries
$screen: "only screen" !default;

$landscape: "#{$screen} and (orientation: landscape)" !default;
$portrait: "#{$screen} and (orientation: portrait)" !default;

$small-up: $screen !default;
$small-only: "#{$screen} and (max-width: #{upper-bound($small-range)})" !default;

$medium-up: "#{$screen} and (min-width:#{lower-bound($medium-range)})" !default;
$medium-only: "#{$screen} and (min-width:#{lower-bound($medium-range)}) and (max-width:#{upper-bound($medium-range)})" !default;

$large-up: "#{$screen} and (min-width:#{lower-bound($large-range)})" !default;
$large-only: "#{$screen} and (min-width:#{lower-bound($large-range)}) and (max-width:#{upper-bound($large-range)})" !default;

$xlarge-up: "#{$screen} and (min-width:#{lower-bound($xlarge-range)})" !default;
$xlarge-only: "#{$screen} and (min-width:#{lower-bound($xlarge-range)}) and (max-width:#{upper-bound($xlarge-range)})" !default;

$xxlarge-up: "#{$screen} and (min-width:#{lower-bound($xxlarge-range)})" !default;
$xxlarge-only: "#{$screen} and (min-width:#{lower-bound($xxlarge-range)}) and (max-width:#{upper-bound($xxlarge-range)})" !default;

Style With Sass

Use these media queries with the variables specified above.

SCSS

@media #{$small-up} { }
@media #{$small-only} { }

@media #{$medium-up} { }
@media #{$medium-only} { }

@media #{$large-up} { }
@media #{$large-only} { }

@media #{$xlarge-up} { }
@media #{$xlarge-only} { }

@media #{$xxlarge-up} { }
@media #{$xxlarge-only} { }