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1280 × 1024 viewport: which devices use it?

1280 × 1024CSS px · 5:4

1280 × 1024 is the CSS viewport of 1 device in our research, including the 17–19″ 1280×1024 (5:4).

DeviceCSS viewportDPRPhysical pixelsYear
17–19″ 1280×1024 (5:4)1280×102411280×1024–

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Designing for 1280px wide

Breakpoints

Tailwind: xl (sm: md: lg: xl: styles apply). Bootstrap: xl.

Room for content

1248px with 16px side padding, 1232px with 24px. Anything fixed wider than 1280px makes the page scroll sideways (how to fix it).

All devices 1280px wide, whatever their height.

Questions people ask

Which monitor has a 1280 × 1024 viewport?

17–19″ 1280×1024 (5:4).

Is 1280 × 1024 the screen resolution?

No, it’s the viewport in CSS pixels. The physical screen has more pixels: the 17–19″ 1280×1024 (5:4) is 1280 × 1024 (DPR 1).

Which breakpoint does a 1280px wide screen use?

Tailwind CSS: xl (sm: md: lg: xl: styles apply). Bootstrap: xl.

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