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CSS

Posted by Markus P
Markus P
6,930 Points

media queries

my media queries work if i shrink the size of the browser but if I test it in the developer tools my breaking points dont work anymore. The developer tools show me then the code-changes also in the mobile version. (responisve size) So the nav is under 480 px also inline, but in the browser it looks fine.

 <nav>
        <ul>
            <li class="wash "><a href="wash.html">Wash</a></li>
            <li class="cafe "><a href="cafe.html">Cafe</a></li>
            <li class="events"><a href="events.html">Events</a></li>
            <li class="contact"><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
    </nav>

css @media only screen and (min-width: 480px) {

nav li{
   display:inline;
}

}

2 Answers

Cory Harkins
Cory Harkins
16,500 Points
Cory Harkins
Cory Harkins
16,500 Points

So in mobile, you want the nav to display vertically, and in full screen you want the nav to display horizontally?

When you do view in smaller browser window (shrinking the viewport) you notice the change, but when you view it through the dev tools there is no change?

Markus P
Markus P
6,930 Points
Markus P
Markus P
6,930 Points

in viewport there is the vertical navigation in mobile size and at fullscreen it changes to horizontally, but in dev tool responsive version it stays horizontally - it chooses the values of the media query but ignores the code of the mobile first approach.

nav{ text-align: center; margin-top:40px;

}

nav li{ background:rgb(98, 193, 175); list-style: none; margin-top:2px; transition: 0.3s background; } nav a{ text-decoration: none; padding-top:8px; padding-bottom: 8px; color:#fff; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size:1.5rem; }

nav li:hover{ background: rgb(233, 69, 62); }

css @media only screen and (min-width: 480px) { nav li{ display:inline; } }