@media (max-width)

[Taufik Nurrohman]

Why do people always add the `screen` before the device media width/height in media queries like this?

@media screen and (max-width:770px) {

/* something */

}

Okay. I know that’s to targetting the media of screen only. But why not just do this:

@media (max-width:770px) {

/* some think */

}

I always use it and everything was fine. And if the above code means that I would do **something** in **any media** that has a maximum width of 770 pixels, but in fact this is just working on the screen :

[Taufik Nurrohman]

@joshuanhibbert: So, this is not a bad habit?

[Andy Howells]

I was using @media handheld, only screen and (max-width) {} for ages. I have no idea why.

One thing of note though – you may not want your responsive stuff to do something for print. So unless you’re specifying an alternative stylesheet explictly for print – the @media will cover everything.

I just tested on one of my sites removing screen from the stylesheet media and it changed the way it prints, from basic to an attempt at the styled site.

[Taufik Nurrohman]

@andy_unleash

I have no idea why.

I bet some people write this syntax without thinking why :D

My CSS doesn’t change the print layout even if I add the `screen` (still printed/previewed as the styled site) sometimes. I think this is just a mistake. Btw, I’m not add the `media=screen` atribute in the `` tag.

Whateverrrr…

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