SMRTR ProgrammingSep 16, 2026Smashing Magazine

Stop Treating CSS Container Queries Like Traditional Media Queries

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CSS container queries have 94% browser support, yet only 41% of developers use them — and many use them wrong. Unlike media queries that watch the viewport, container queries let components respond to their own available space. This makes them ideal for reusable components like cards and widgets that appear in varying layout contexts, while media queries remain better suited for page-level macro layouts.

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