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MediaQueryList: media property

The media read-only property of the MediaQueryList interface is a string representing a serialized media query.

Value

A string representing a serialized media query.

Examples

This example runs the media query (max-width: 600px) and displays the value of the resulting MediaQueryList's media property in a <span>.

JavaScript

js

let mql = window.matchMedia("(max-width: 600px)");

document.querySelector(".mq-value").innerText = mql.media;

The JavaScript code passes the media query to match into matchMedia() to compile it, then sets the <span>'s innerText to the value of the result's media property.

HTML

html

<span class="mq-value"></span>

A simple <span> to receive the output.

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
media 9 12 6 10 12.1 5.1 ≤37 18 6 12.1 5 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaQueryList/media