No more magic numbers for your breakpoints

Kevin Powell ยท Beginner ยท๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ UI/UX Design ยท2d ago
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Intro
1:15 the problem with media queries
2:00 defining a container
2:30 using a container query instead
3:00 changing the unit to create a content-first breakpoint
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