CSS Responsive Web Design Intro


Contrary to what most would presume, responsive web design does not require any JavaScript or other programming languages. HTML and CSS is capable of doing that work. We can make our webpage responsive by making it look good on every device.

Designing for the Best Experience for All Users

RWD desktop.

Desktop

RWD desktop.

Tablet

RWD desktop.

Smartphone

Each devices requires different screen sizes and our webpages must adapt to it. It must be easy to use regardless of the device. For our quick example, we will try to replicate a website from W3Schools and also make it responsive. This time we will use a grid layout.

Example 1:

Resize the website below by dragging the bottom right of the iframe to see the effects of responsive web design or go directly to the recreated website in a new tab.