matchMedia

matchMedia provides a JavaScript API to see if a media query will succeed.

Verdict

Safe to use

Category

JavaScript APIs

Browser support

Can I Use

Works in

all modern browsers

Should you use matchMedia in 2026?

MatchMedia.js provides a shim for unsupported browsers. If you want a shim that is responsive to window resizing, you can use this fork, though it's limited to browsers that support CSS Transitions.

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