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CSS How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Write CSS Media Queries

Posted by Patrick McKee
Patrick McKee
1,768 Points

break point will not work. What am I missing here?

@media screen and (min-width: 480px) { background-color: navy; }

media query to make background of the page turn navy blue if over 480px. what am i missing from the statement to make this happen?

1 Answer

Jeff Froustet
Jeff Froustet
16,015 Points
Jeff Froustet
Jeff Froustet
16,015 Points

Don't forget the body selector!

@media (min-width: 480px) {
  body {
    background:navy;
  }
}