/ˈbreɪkpɔɪnt/
A specific viewport width at which a CSS media query changes the layout for different screen sizes.
"Our main breakpoints are 480px (mobile), 768px (tablet), 1024px (desktop) — mobile-first with min-width queries."
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A specific viewport width at which a CSS media query changes the layout for different screen sizes.
"Breakpoint" is pronounced /ˈbreɪkpɔɪnt/.
"Our main breakpoints are 480px (mobile), 768px (tablet), 1024px (desktop) — mobile-first with min-width queries."
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