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CSS

Posted by Jack Fitzgibbon
Jack Fitzgibbon
7,607 Points

Media Queries

Can someone please explain what the 'only' logical-operator does in a Media query.

Thanks in advanced.

1 Answer

Dave Berning
Dave Berning
17,365 Points

"Only" is used for hiding stylesheets from older user agents. The media type "only" does not exist in older browsers so therefore, it will not recognize the stylesheet.

There are many different types of media queries that are used for printing and mobile design. I tend to put "only" in my breakpoints. It doesn't really hurt anything. Especially of your site is so modern that it's using experimental CSS3 properties that aren't supported by older browsers.

Jack Fitzgibbon
Jack Fitzgibbon
7,607 Points

Thank you!:)