Twitter Bootstrap 3: how to use media queries?

Question

I'm using Bootstrap 3 to build a responsive layout where I want to adjust a few font sizes according to the screen size. How can I use media queries to make this kind of logic?

Answer 1

Here is a more modular example using LESS to mimic Bootstrap without importing the less files.

@screen-xs-max: 767px;
@screen-sm-min: 768px;
@screen-sm-max: 991px;
@screen-md-min: 992px;
@screen-md-max: 1199px;
@screen-lg-min: 1200px;

//xs only
@media(max-width: @screen-xs-max) {

}
//small and up
@media(min-width: @screen-sm-min) {

}
//sm only
@media(min-width: @screen-sm-min) and (max-width: @screen-sm-max) {

}
//md and up
@media(min-width: @screen-md-min) {

}
//md only
@media(min-width: @screen-md-min) and (max-width: @screen-md-max) {

}
//lg and up
@media(min-width: @screen-lg-min) {

}

Answer 2

Or simple Sass-Compass:

@mixin col-xs() {
    @media (max-width: 767px) {
        @content;
    }
}
@mixin col-sm() {
    @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px) {
        @content;
    }
}
@mixin col-md() {
    @media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px) {
        @content;
    }
}
@mixin col-lg() {
    @media (min-width: 1200px) {
        @content;
    }
}

Example:

#content-box {
    @include border-radius(18px);
    @include adjust-font-size-to(18pt);
    padding:20px;
    border:1px solid red;
    @include col-xs() {
        width: 200px;
        float: none;
    }
}

Answer 3

Here is an even easier one stop solution, including separate responsive files based on media queries.

This allows all the media query logic and include logic to only have to exist on one page, the loader. It also allows to not have the media queries clutter up the responsive stylesheets themselves.

//loader.less

// this twbs include adds all bs functionality, including added libraries such as elements.less, and our custom variables
@import '/app/Resources/less/bootstrap.less';

/*
* Our base custom twbs overrides
* (phones, xs, i.e. less than 768px, and up)
* no media query needed for this one since this is the default in Bootstrap
* All styles initially go here.  When you need a larger screen override, move those     
* overrides to one of the responsive files below
*/
@import 'base.less';

/*
* Our responsive overrides based on our breakpoint vars
*/
@import url("sm-min.less") (min-width: @screen-sm-min); //(tablets, 768px and up)
@import url("md-min.less") (min-width: @screen-md-min); //(desktops, 992px and up)
@import url("large-min.less") (min-width: @screen-lg-min); //(large desktops, 1200px and up)

base.less would look like this

/**
* base.less
* bootstrap overrides
* Extra small devices, phones, less than 768px, and up
* No media query since this is the default in Bootstrap
* all master site styles go here
* place any responsive overrides in the perspective responsive sheets themselves
*/
body{
  background-color: @fadedblue;
}

sm-min.less would look like this

/**
* sm-min.less
* min-width: @screen-sm-min
* Small devices (tablets, 768px and up)
*/
body{
  background-color: @fadedgreen;
}

your index would just have to load the loader.less

<link rel="stylesheet/less" type="text/css" href="loader.less" />

easy peasy..