Web/CSS/@media/grid

The grid CSS media feature can be used to test whether the output device uses a grid-based screen.

Most modern computers and smartphones have bitmap-based screens. Examples of grid-based devices include text-only terminals and basic phones with only one fixed font.

Syntax

The grid feature is specified as a <mq-boolean> value (0 or 1) representing whether or not the ouput device is grid-based.

Examples

HTML

<p class="unknown">I don't know if you're using a grid device. :-(</p>
<p class="bitmap">You are using a bitmap device.</p>
<p class="grid">You are using a grid device! Neato!</p>

CSS

:not(.unknown) {
  color: lightgray;
}

@media (grid: 0) {
  .unknown {
    color: lightgray;
  }

  .bitmap {
    color: red;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
}

@media (grid: 1) {
  .unknown {
    color: lightgray;
  }

  .grid {
    color: black;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Media Queries Level 4The definition of 'grid' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	No change.
Media QueriesThe definition of 'grid' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
grid media feature	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 2	IE Full support 10	Opera Full support 10	Safari Full support 3	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

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Full support

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