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Viewport Meta Checker

Scan your HTML for the <meta name="viewport"> tag to detect responsiveness issues and zooming accessibility violations.

Viewport Meta Checker

Verify your mobile viewport configuration for responsive design and accessibility compliance.

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No Viewport Meta Tag

Without a viewport meta tag, mobile devices will render your page at desktop width and scale it down, ruining the mobile experience.

The Standard Viewport Tag

To make your website responsive, you must include this exact meta tag inside your <head>:

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

What does it do?

  • width=device-width: Tells the browser to set the width of the page to follow the screen-width of the device. Without this, mobile browsers will assume a desktop width (usually 980px) and scale the page down, making text unreadable.
  • initial-scale=1.0: Sets the initial zoom level when the page is first loaded by the browser.

Common Accessibility Anti-Patterns

Many developers mistakenly add maximum-scale=1.0 or user-scalable=no to the viewport content.

Never do this. Disabling zooming prevents users with low vision from zooming in on the page to read text. It is a severe violation of the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and creates a frustrating experience for mobile users.

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