iPadiPadOS · tablet · 2018

iPad 9.7″ / mini (classic) viewport size

768 × 1024CSS px · 2× DPR · 1536×2048 physical

The iPad 9.7″ / mini (classic) gives web pages a 768 × 1024 CSS pixel viewport in portrait. That’s the width your layout and media queries actually see, not the 1536 × 2048 physical pixels of the screen: with a device pixel ratio of 2, every CSS pixel is 2 × 2 real pixels.

CSS viewport (portrait)768 × 1024what web pages get

Landscape1024 × 768phones and tablets turned sideways

Device pixel ratio2×1 CSS px = 2 × 2 screen pixels

Physical resolution1536 × 20489.7″ screen

Visible in the browser768 × 950Safari (iPadOS), first load

Released2018iPadOS tablet

See your site on an iPad 9.7″ / mini (classic)

Paste your address (or localhost:3000). doesitfit shows it at exactly 768 × 1024, with Safari (iPadOS)’s bars if you want them, and tells you if anything spills.

Free, no sign-up. Or ask Claude, ChatGPT or Codex to check it.

What a web page actually sees

The full viewport is 768 × 1024, but the browser’s own bars take some of it. In Safari (iPadOS) a page gets about 768 × 950 on first load (24px status bar and a 50px Safari toolbar (estimate)). That’s your real “above the fold”.

Setting	Width	Height
Full viewport (portrait)	768px	1024px
Visible on first load (Safari (iPadOS))	768px	950px
Landscape (full)	1024px	768px

What it means for your CSS

Breakpoints

At 768px: Tailwind uses md (sm: md: styles apply); Bootstrap uses md. In landscape (1024px): Tailwind uses lg (sm: md: lg: styles apply), Bootstrap lg.

Tailwind breakpoints on real devices

Content width

With 16px of padding on each side your text column is 736px; with 24px it’s 720px. Text closer than 8px to the edge looks cramped (more).

Sharp images

A full-width image needs about 1536px of real pixels (768 × 2).

<img src="hero-1536.jpg"
  srcset="hero-800.jpg 800w, hero-1536.jpg 1536w"
  sizes="100vw" alt="…">

Styles for this width

Content-first breakpoints beat device lists, but if something breaks at this width:

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  /* screens 768px wide and narrower */
}

How common is 768 × 1024?

768 × 1024 is the #1 most common tablet screen size worldwide, with 8.79% of tablet traffic (Aug 2026, StatCounter).

Everything about the 768 × 1024 viewport · All devices 768px wide · All iPad sizes

Questions people ask

What is the viewport size of the iPad 9.7″ / mini (classic)?

768 × 1024 CSS pixels in portrait (1024 × 768 in landscape), with a device pixel ratio of 2. The screen itself is 1536 × 2048 physical pixels.

How much of the iPad 9.7″ / mini (classic) screen does a web page get in Safari?

About 768 × 950 on first load: the 24px status bar and a 50px Safari toolbar (estimate). Design your first screen for that height, not the full 1024px.

Which CSS breakpoint does the iPad 9.7″ / mini (classic) fall into?

At 768px wide, Tailwind CSS uses md (sm: md: styles apply) and Bootstrap uses its md tier. In landscape (1024px) Tailwind uses lg (sm: md: lg: styles apply).

How wide should images be for the iPad 9.7″ / mini (classic)?

A full-width image needs about 1536px of real pixels (768 CSS px × DPR 2) to look sharp. Use srcset so smaller screens don’t download it.

How can I test my website on an iPad 9.7″ / mini (classic) without one?

Open doesitfit.lol, paste your address (localhost works too) and pick the iPad 9.7″ / mini (classic). It shows your site at exactly 768 × 1024 CSS pixels and flags anything that spills past the edge.

Guides that help

About these numbers

Confidence: High: confirmed by more than one independent source. iPadOS Safari requests desktop sites by default and keeps screen.width/height in portrait values even when rotated.

Sources include DeviceAtlas, Chrome DevTools device list (EmulatedDevices.ts), iosref.com, ios-resolution.com. Researched September 2026.