When using a CSS framework it often doesn't matter what devices people use. These frameworks come with their own set of CSS breakpoints with components that work well with those breakpoints.
Even though it's usually best to choose your own breakpoints based on your own content (one of our ground rules for responsive design) using the framework-provided ones can be a real time saver.
Breakpoints for each CSS Framework
A huge time saver when building websites with these frameworks are Polypane's workspace presets. Workspaces give you a pre-built set of panes and settings so you get a flying start when working on a site.
Workspace presets are built-in for Bootstrap, Bulma, Material UI and Tailwind CSS. You can find downloads for the others that you can import directly in Polypane.
Which breakpoints are used by each CSS framework? Find the lists below.
- Bootstrap v4
- Bootstrap v5
- Bulma
- Foundation
- Ionic
- Material UI
- Materialize
- Semantic UI
- Skeleton
- Tailwind CSS
- UIKit
Bootstrap v4
| Name | Description | Minimum width |
|---|---|---|
| xs | Extra small devices (portrait phones) | none |
| sm | Small devices (landscape phones) | 576px |
| md | Medium devices (tablet) | 768px |
| lg | Large devices (desktops) | 992px |
| xl | Extra large devices (large desktops) | 1200px |
Built into Polypane. Find more information in the Bootstrap documentation
Bootstrap v5
| Name | Description | Minimum width |
|---|---|---|
| -- | X-Small | none |
| sm | Small | 576px |
| md | Medium | 768px |
| lg | Large | 992px |
| xl | Extra large | 1200px |
| xxl | Extra extra large | 1400px |
Download workspace file for Bootstrap v5. Find more information in the Bootstrap v5 documentation
Bulma
| Name | Minimum width |
|---|---|
| mobile | none |
| tablet | 769px |
| desktop | 1024px |
| widescreen | 1216px |
| fullhd | 1408px |
Built into Polypane. Find more information in the Bulma documentation
Foundation
| Name | Minimum width |
|---|---|
| Small | none |
| Medium | 640px |
| Large | 1024px |
| Xlarge (optional) | 1200px |
| Xxlarge (optional) | 1440px |
Download workspace file for Foundation. Find more information in the Foundation documentation
Ionic
| Name | Minimum width |
|---|---|
| xs | none |
| sm | 576px |
| md | 768px |
| lg | 992px |
| xl | 1200px |
Download workspace file for Ionic. Find more information in the Ionic documentation
Material UI
| Name | Minimum width |
|---|---|
| xs | none |
| sm | 600px |
| md | 960px |
| lg | 1280px |
| xl | 1920px |
Built into Polypane Find more information in the Material UI documentation
Materialize
| Name | Minimum width |
|---|---|
| s | none |
| m | 600px |
| l | 992px |
| xl | 1200px |
Download workspace file for Materialize. Find more information in the Materialize documentation
Semantic UI
| Name | Minimum width |
|---|---|
| mobile | none |
| tablet | 768px |
| small monitor | 992px |
| large monitor | 1200px |
Download workspace file for Semantic UI. Find more information in the Semantic UI documentation
Skeleton
| Name | Minimum width |
|---|---|
| Mobile | 440px |
| Phablet | 550px |
| Tablet | 750px |
| Desktop | 1000px |
| Desktop HD | 1200px |
Download workspace file for Skeleton. Find more information in the Skeleton documentation
Tailwind CSS
| Name | Minimum width |
|---|---|
| sm | 640px |
| md | 768px |
| lg | 1024px |
| xl | 1280px |
Built into Polypane. Find more information in the Tailwind CSS documentation
UIKit
| Name | Minimum width |
|---|---|
| s | 640px |
| m | 960px |
| l | 1200px |
| xl | 1600px |
Download workspace file for UIKit. Find more information in the UIKit documentation
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Top comments (1)
Bookmarked. I've went looking for these many times. Thanks for sharing! I do know "they say" you should let the content drive where you place these but it's certainly nice to cross reference the known libraries too.