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Posted by Q Staley
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Q Staley
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 7,368 Points

Media Queries are not taking effect in browser?

I've begun with the exact workspace from the video, using Chrome Browser. You can see my media query at the bottom of my CSS page (https://w.trhou.se/9birwckhdd).

I currently have this html code in place: 

@media all (max-width: 720px) {
  .primary-content,
  .secondary-content {
    background-color: red;
  }
}

But when I shrink my browser width, my page is unaffected. Any suggestions?

Q Staley
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Q Staley
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 7,368 Points

I solved my own problem. It seems the following, 

@media (max-width: 720px) {
 body {
    background-color: red;
  }
}
/* which was not affected by my browser size */

requires an 'all and' after @media.

I got the following snippet to work properly, including both the "all and . . ." after "@media" because without it, despite what the original video showed, my browser size had no effect on the page. 

/* includes 'all and' after @media, and works properly -----------  */

@media all and (max-width: 720px) {
  body{
    background-color: red;
  }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Actually, I think it was having the word "all" without the "and". If you leave both words off (like in the 2nd example), it should also work.