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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T06:25:06+00:00 2026-05-25T06:25:06+00:00

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What is the difference between max-device-width and max-width for mobile web?

For instance, this website:

http://8faces.com/ uses max-width.

This tutorial uses max-device-width:

Example:

@media screen and (max-device-width: 480px) {
  .column {
    float: none;
  }
}

What’s the difference between them? Do they work in Android, iOS, iPad, etc?

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