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+===== Viewport settings =====
+The ;;;<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">;;; tag is an essential part of responsive web design and is used in the HTML <head> section to control the viewport's size and scaling.
+==== Tag description ====
+  * **name="viewport"**: This part identifies the meta tag as defining settings for the viewport, which is the user's visible area of a web page.
+  * **width=device-width**: This part sets the width of the viewport to match the screen's actual width in device-independent pixels, essentially telling the browser to match the screen's width in CSS pixels. It helps to ensure that the content is rendered to match the screen size of the device.
+  * **initial-scale=1.0**: This part sets the initial zoom level when the page is first loaded. A value of 1.0 means that no zoom is applied, so the content is rendered at its natural size. Setting it to this value ensures that the content will be displayed at the correct size, according to the CSS and layout design, on different devices.
+The inclusion of this meta tag helps to optimize the display for different devices and ensures that the responsive design techniques applied via CSS work as intended. Without this tag, some mobile browsers might default to a viewport width that is wider than the device, causing the page to render as a scaled-down version of the full desktop site. By including this tag, the developer instructs the browser to render the content in a way that is more suitable for the screen's actual size, providing a better user experience on mobile and other small-screen devices.
+===== Media query description =====
+The **@media** rule is used in CSS to apply styles only when certain conditions are met. It's a cornerstone of responsive web design, allowing developers to create different layouts for different devices or screen sizes.\\
+Here's what the specific rule ;;;@media only screen and (max-width: 600px);;; means:
+  * **@media**: This is the introduction to a media query, telling the browser that the following conditions will define when certain styles are applied.
+  * **only screen**: This part restricts the styles inside the media query to screen devices only. It ensures that the styles are not applied to other media types like print. The word only is used to prevent older browsers that don't support media queries with media features from applying the given styles.
+  * **(max-width: 600px)**: This is the condition that must be met for the styles inside the media query to be applied. In this case, the styles will be applied to screens that are 600 pixels wide or less.\\
+This means that ;;;if you are viewing the website on a device or window that is 600 pixels in width or narrower, the CSS rules inside this media query will take effect.;;;