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CSS

Posted by Joseph Greco
Joseph Greco
13,405 Points

Media Queries UPDATE

I'm encountering confusing behaviour in my media query.

/* Extra small devices (phones, less than 768px) */
  @media (min-width: 480px) {
    .jumbotron{
      text-align: center;
      i,span{
        float: none;
      }
      img{
        display: inline-block;
        margin-top: 15px;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
      }
      .showcase{
        h1{
          font-size: 40px;
          width: 150%;
          margin-bottom: 35px;
        }
      }
    }
  }

These are the styles I want to apply for mobile devices, however they aren't working. They do however work when I use the !important rule after each style. This obviously defeats the purpose of a media query because these rules will be set at all screen sizes. Why do these styles only work with the !important rule?

Joseph Greco
Joseph Greco
13,405 Points

I can post more of my code if need be.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,658 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,658 Points

:point_right: Bootstrap has a significant number of media queries built-in.

It has a lot of other CSS as well. Are you sure your code doesn't conflict with anything Bootstrap is doing?

You'll probably need to spend some time with the browser developer's tools to see exactly what's affecting or overriding effects on your elements.

Joseph Greco
Joseph Greco
13,405 Points

I updated my question if you dont mind taking a look.