---
title: Responsiveness
layout: documentation
doc-tab: overview
doc-subtab: responsiveness
variables_keys:
- gap
- tablet
- desktop
- widescreen
- fullhd
---

{% include subnav-overview.html %}

<section class="section">
  <div class="container">
    <h1 class="title">Responsiveness</h1>
    <h2 class="subtitle">Bulma is a <strong>mobile-first</strong> framework</h2>

    {% include anchor.html name="Vertical by default" %}

    <div class="content">
      <p>
        Every element in Bulma is <strong>mobile-first</strong> and optimizes for <strong>vertical reading</strong>, so by default on mobile:
      </p>
      <ul>
        <li><code>columns</code> are stacked vertically</li>
        <li>the <code>level</code> component will show its children stacked vertically</li>
        <li>the <code>nav</code> menu will be hidden</li>
      </ul>
      <p>For example, you can enforce the <strong>horizontal</strong> layout for both <code>columns</code> or <code>nav</code> by appending the <code>is-mobile</code> modifier.</p>
    </div>

    {% include anchor.html name="Breakpoints" %}
    
    {% assign variables_file_url = "/blob/master/sass/utilities/initial-variables.sass#L46,L57" | prepend: site.github %}
    {% assign mixins_file_url = "/blob/master/sass/utilities/mixins.sass#L182,L226" | prepend: site.github %}

    <div class="content">
      <p>Bulma has <a href="{{ variables_file_url }}" target="_blank">5 breakpoints</a>:</p>
      <ul>
        {% for breakpoint_hash in site.data.breakpoints %}
          {% assign breakpoint = breakpoint_hash[1] %}
          <li>{% if breakpoint.id == 'fullhd' %}<span class="tag is-success">New!</span> {% endif %}<code>{{ breakpoint.id }}</code>: {% if breakpoint.id == 'mobile' %}up to <code>{{ breakpoint.to }}px</code>{% else %}from <code>{{ breakpoint.from }}px</code>{% endif %}</li>
        {% endfor %}
      </ul>
      
      <p>Bulma uses <a href="{{ mixins_file_url }}" target="_blank">9 responsive mixins</a>:</p>
      <ul>
        {% for breakpoint_hash in site.data.breakpoints %}
          {% assign breakpoint = breakpoint_hash[1] %}
          {% case breakpoint.id %}
            {% when 'mobile' %}
              <li>
                <code>={{ breakpoint.id }}</code><br>
                until <code>{{ breakpoint.to }}px</code>
              </li>
            {% when 'fullhd' %}
              <li>
                <span class="tag is-success">New!</span>
                <code>={{ breakpoint.id }}</code><br>
                from <code>{{ breakpoint.from }}px</code>
              </li>
            {% else %}
              <li>
                <code>={{ breakpoint.id }}</code><br>
                from <code>{{ breakpoint.from }}px</code>
              </li>
              <li>
                <code>={{ breakpoint.id }}-only</code><br>
                from <code>{{ breakpoint.from }}px</code> and until <code>{{ breakpoint.to }}px</code>
              </li>
              {% if breakpoint.id == 'tablet' %}
                <li>
                  <code>=touch</code><br>
                  until <code>{{ breakpoint.to }}px</code>
                </li>
              {% endif %}
          {% endcase %}
        {% endfor %}
      </ul>
    </div>

    <table class="table is-bordered">
      <thead>
        <tr>
          {% for breakpoint_hash in site.data.breakpoints %}
            {% assign breakpoint = breakpoint_hash[1] %}
            <th style="width: 20%;">
              {{ breakpoint.name }}<br>
              {% if breakpoint.id == 'mobile' %}
                Up to <code>{{ breakpoint.to }}px</code>
              {% elsif breakpoint.id == 'fullhd' %}
                <code>{{ breakpoint.from }}px</code> and above
              {% else %}
                Between <code>{{ breakpoint.from }}px</code> and <code>{{ breakpoint.to }}px</code>
              {% endif %}
            </th>
          {% endfor %}
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>
            <p class="notification is-success">mobile</p>
          </td>
          <td colspan="4">
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
          <td colspan="4">
            <p class="notification is-success">tablet</p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td colspan="2">
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
          <td colspan="3">
            <p class="notification is-success">desktop</p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td colspan="3">
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
          <td colspan="2">
            <p class="notification is-success">widescreen</p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td colspan="4">
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p class="notification is-success">fullhd</p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p class="notification is-success">tablet-only</p>
          </td>
          <td colspan="3">
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td colspan="2">
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p class="notification is-success">desktop-only</p>
          </td>
          <td colspan="2">
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td colspan="3">
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p class="notification is-success">widescreen-only</p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td colspan="2">
            <p class="notification is-success">touch</p>
          </td>
          <td colspan="3">
            <p class="notification">-</p>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
    
    {% include anchor.html name="Variables" %}

    <div class="content">
      <p>
        You can use <a href="{{ variables_file_url }}" target="_blank">these variables</a> to <strong>customize</strong> the responsive breakpoints. Simply set one or multiple of these variables <em>before</em> importing Bulma. <a href="{{ site.url }}/documentation/overview/customize/">Learn how</a>.
      </p>
    </div>

    <table class="table is-bordered">
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Name</th>
          <th>Default value</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tfoot>
        <tr>
          <th>Name</th>
          <th>Default value</th>
        </tr>
      </tfoot>
      <tbody>
        {% for key in page.variables_keys %}
          {% assign variable = site.data.variables.utilities.initial-variables.vars[key] %}
          <tr>
            <td>
              <code>{{ variable.name }}</code>
            </td>
            <td>
              <code>{{ variable.value }}</code>
            </td>
          </tr>
        {% endfor %}
      </tbody>
    </table>
    
  </div>
</section>