Mobile Responsive

Design that adapts fluidly to mobile screen sizes through flexible layouts, scaled typography, and touch-friendly interactions. Mobile responsiveness is essential as mobile traffic often exceeds desktop. Test designs on actual devices to catch issues emulators miss.

Related terms

Related terms

  • Favicon

    SEO

    The small icon displayed in browser tabs, bookmarks, and mobile home screens, typically 16x16 or 32x32 pixels. A distinctive favicon helps users identify your site among many open tabs and reinforces brand recognition. Upload favicons in Framer's site settings—consider how your icon reads at very small sizes.

  • Mobile First

    Responsive

    A design approach that starts with the mobile experience and progressively enhances for larger screens. Mobile-first forces prioritization and ensures the smallest screens get the best experience, not a squeezed afterthought. This approach often results in cleaner, more focused designs at all screen sizes.

  • Responsive Design

    Responsive

    An approach that makes websites adapt fluidly to different screen sizes and devices through flexible grids, images, and CSS. Responsive design ensures optimal experiences whether viewing on phones, tablets, or desktop monitors. Framer's breakpoint system enables precise control over layouts at each screen size.

  • Viewport Height (vh)

    Responsive

    A CSS unit equal to 1% of the browser viewport height, enabling layouts relative to screen size. Vh units are useful for full-screen sections and height-based layouts. Be aware that vh can behave unexpectedly on mobile due to address bar behavior.

  • Viewport Meta Tag

    Responsive

    An HTML tag telling mobile browsers how to scale and size the page for their screens. The viewport meta tag is essential for mobile-responsive designs to display correctly. Framer automatically includes proper viewport settings.

  • Auto sizing

    Responsive

    Framer auto sizing keeps cards, buttons, sections, and text groups flexible, making responsive layouts easier to maintain as content changes.