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CSS

Killeon Patterson
Killeon Patterson
18,214 Points
Posted by Killeon Patterson
Killeon Patterson
18,214 Points

Responsive Design's media queries are overriding other breakpoints rules

I built my css using a mobile second approach, mistakingly. I use three separate rules to define the queries; (max-width: 568px) (max-width: 768px) (max-width: 1024px)

I'm added

When I attempt to make a change in the 1024px query, it overrides all others. If I attempt to change the rules from (max) to (min) it overrides my everything? On another site I'm testing, the views all look good until I landscape view?

What would be the appropriate breakpoints and syntax?

@media only screen and (max-width : 480px) {
.title h1 {
font-size: 10px;
margin-left: 2%;
font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif;
}

.mantra h1 {  color: white;
  font-size: 10px;
  position: relative;
  margin-top: -28%;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: 'Amatic SC', cursive;
}

.icon {
position: absolute;
margin-left: 15%;
margin-top: 5%;
width: 70%;
border: 1px solid #e5e5ff;
}

.icon p {
color: white;
font-size: 8px;
font-weight: 300;
letter-spacing: 1px;
margin-left: 0;
text-align: center;
font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
}

}

@media only screen and (max-width : 768px) {

.title h1 {
font-size: 10px;
margin-left: 2%;
font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif;
}

.mantra h1 {
  color: white;
  font-size: 15px;
  position: relative;
  margin-top: -28%;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: 'Amatic SC', cursive;
}

.icon {
position: absolute;
margin-left: 15%;
margin-top: 5%;
width: 70%;
border: 1px solid #ccccff;
}

.icon p {
color: white;
font-size: 8px;
font-weight: 300;
letter-spacing: 1px;
margin-left: 0;
text-align: center;
font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
}

}

@media only screen and (max-width : 992px) {




.title h1
{
font-size: 10px;
margin-left: 2%;
font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif;
}




.mantra h1
{
  color: white;
  font-size: 20px;
  position: relative;
  margin-top: -28%;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: 'Amatic SC', cursive;

}



.icon 
{
position: absolute;
margin-left: 15%;
margin-top: 5%;
width: 70%;
border: 1px solid #e5e5ff;

}

.icon p
{
color: white;
font-size: 8px;
font-weight: 300;
letter-spacing: 1px;
margin-left: 0;
text-align: center;
font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;

}

}

2 Answers

katerogers
katerogers
6,479 Points
katerogers
katerogers
6,479 Points

I think that your media queries definitely need to be min-width first off. Here's some code that addresses the landscape orientation problem

@media only screen and (min-width: 768px),
       only screen and (min-width: 700px) and (orientation: landscape)
Shaun Edwards
Shaun Edwards
3,061 Points
Shaun Edwards
Shaun Edwards
3,061 Points

I'm not to sure but try @media screen (then the size)