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Asked: 2026-05-28T01:17:40+00:00

When creating a mobile optimized web page, im trying to figure out the pros

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When creating a mobile optimized web page, im trying to figure out the pros and cons of using device-width vs. fixed width in the viewport meta tag.

Fixed width:

<meta name="viewport" content="width=640" />

Device width

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />

What is the benefits of using device-width over a fixed width? Because to me the solution of creating a 640px wide webpage with a 640px wide viewport is the simplest to create a page that always fills the entire width of the screen not matter the actual width/height specs of the phone.

I can maybe see some problems when using fixed width if i want to support both landscape / portait? Or maybe it has something to do with your cant use media queries for targetting because it will always asume the fixed width?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I use this viewport:

    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">

    I had problems with scaling when I change the orientation of the device, but with this, whatever the orientation (horizontal/vertical) the mobile website fits the phone screen perfectly.

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