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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T16:37:33+00:00 2026-05-11T16:37:33+00:00

Some mobile web sites such as the BBC mobile website stop you zooming in

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Some mobile web sites such as the BBC mobile website stop you zooming in on the main home page on an iPhone – how is this acheived. Is there a directive that has to be included in the HTMl code or something ?

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    2026-05-11T16:37:33+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 4:37 pm

    You just need to tell the iPhone not to let the user zoom, with a meta-tag:

    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/>
    

    This should still let your webpage rotate, but not zoom.

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