CSS Media Types

[Saravanan Sekar]

Today I come to know what is Media in CSS. That is With media types a page can have one layout for screen, one for print, one for handheld devices, etc.


Media Type                   Description

all                                  Used for all media type devices

aural                                  Used for speech and sound synthesizers

braille                              Used for braille tactile feedback devices

embossed                          Used for paged braille printers

handheld                          Used for small or handheld devices

print                                  Used for printers

projection                          Used for projected presentations, like slides

screen                          Used for computer screens

tty                                  Used for media using a fixed-pitch character grid, like teletypes and terminals

tv                                  Used for television-type devices