CSS @media orientation Property

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CSS @media orientation

CSS @media orientation can be used to test the orientation of the viewport.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <style> @media (orientation: landscape) { h1{ color: green; } } @media (orientation: portrait) { h1{ color: blue; } } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS @media orientation</h1> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

@media (orientation: landscape) { element{ color: red; } }

Using Javascript

elementelegram.dogdia = "(orientation: landscape)";

Media Query Value

The following table provides the list of media query value for orientation.

ValueExplanation
portraitSpecifies that the viewport is in a portrait orientation.
landscapeSpecifies that the viewport is in a landscape orientation.

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to set the CSS @media orientation media feature by using javascript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> </head> <body> <h1>CSS @media orientation</h1> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> function myFunction(){ var styles = 'h1{color:green;}'; var styleSheet = document.createElement("style"); styleSheet.type = "text/css"; styleSheet.media = "(orientation: landscape)"; styleSheet.innerText = styles; document.head.appendChild(styleSheet); } </script> </body> </html>

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