Ire Aderinokun • 3/31/2015

Responsive Design With Viewport Control

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This technical article details why CSS media queries alone are insufficient for responsive web design. It explains the discrepancy between device pixels, CSS pixels, and the viewport, and demonstrates how the viewport meta tag (specifically `width=device-width` and `initial-scale`) is essential for proper rendering on mobile devices.

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