The visible area of a web page on a given device's screen. On phones a special setting tells the browser to use the device's real width so pages are not shrunk down to an unreadable size.
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In plain words
- the part of the page you can actually see on screen
Usage example
Without the correct viewport setting, the mobile site loaded zoomed-out and tiny.
Don't confuse with…
- breakpointThe viewport is the visible screen area itself; a breakpoint is a chosen width value the layout reacts to.
Categories
- Responsive & adaptive design