orientation

The orientation CSS media feature can be used to test the orientation of the viewport (or the page box, for paged media).

Note: This feature does not correspond to device orientation. Opening the soft keyboard on many devices in portrait orientation will cause the viewport to become wider than it is tall, thereby causing the browser to use landscape styles instead of portrait.

Syntax

The orientation feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.

Keyword values

portrait
The viewport is in a portrait orientation, i.e., the height is greater than or equal to the width.
landscape
The viewport is in a landscape orientation, i.e., the width is greater than the height.

Examples

HTML

<div>Box 1</div>
<div>Box 2</div>
<div>Box 3</div>

CSS

body {
  display: flex;
}

div {
  background: yellow;
}

@media (orientation: landscape) {
  body {
    flex-direction: row;
  }
}

@media (orientation: portrait) {
  body {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

Result

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Media Queries Level 4
The definition of 'orientation' in that specification.
Candidate Recommendation No change.
Media Queries
The definition of 'orientation' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
orientation media featureChrome Full support 3Edge Full support 12Firefox Full support 2IE Full support 9Opera Full support 10.6Safari Full support 5WebView Android Full support ≤37Chrome Android Full support 18Firefox Android Full support 4Opera Android Full support 11Safari iOS Full support 4.2Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support
Full support