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MediaQueryListEvent: media property

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

Value

A string representing a serialized media query.

Examples

js

const para = document.querySelector("p"); // This is the UI element where to display the text
const mql = window.matchMedia("(max-width: 600px)");

mql.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
  if (event.matches) {
    // The viewport is 600 pixels wide or less
    para.textContent = "This is a narrow screen — less than 600px wide.";
    document.body.style.backgroundColor = "red";
  } else {
    // The viewport is more than 600 pixels wide
    para.textContent = "This is a wide screen — more than 600px wide.";
    document.body.style.backgroundColor = "blue";
  }

  console.log(event.media);
});

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 39 79 55 No 26 14 39 39 55 26 14 4.0

See also

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