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The HTML style media attribute is used to specify the media or device the CSS style is optimized for. this attribute specify the style is for specific devices like print media or speech. This attribute can accept several values. 

Syntax:

<style media="value">

Possible Operators:

Value Description
and AND operator
not NOT operator
, OR operator

and aboveDevices:

Value Description
all Suitable for all devices
aural Speech synthesizers
braille Braille feedback devices
handheld Handheld devices (small screen, limited bandwidth)
projection Projectors
print Print preview mode/printed pages
screen Computer screens
tty Teletypes and similar media using a fixed-pitch character grid
tv low resolution or limited scroll ability type devices like Television.

Values:

Value Description
width targeted display area’s width.
height targeted display area’s height
device-width target display or paper’s width.
device-height target display or paper’s height.
orientation target display or paper’s orientation.
aspect-ratio width/height ratio of the targeted display area.
device-aspect-ratio device-width/device-height ratio of the target display/paper.
color bits per color of target display.
color-index number of colors the target display can handle.
monochrome bits per pixel in a monochrome frame buffer.
resolution pixel density (dpi or dpcm) of the target display/paper.
scan scanning method of a tv display.
grid if the output device is grid or bitmap.

Note: Prefixes like “min-“ and “max-“ can be used. 

Example: 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
    </style>
    <style media="print">
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <center>
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
        <p><a href="https://ide.geeksforgeeks.org/tryit.php"
              target="_blank">
          Click here
          </a>
    </center>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

  

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML style media attribute are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Internet Explorer 3 and above
  • Firefox 1 and above
  • Apple Safari 1 and above
  • Opera 3.5 and above


Last Updated : 27 Jul, 2022
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