The monochrome
CSS media feature can be used to test the number of bits per pixel in the monochrome frame buffer of the output device.
Syntax
The monochrome
feature is specified as an <integer>
representing the number of bits per pixel in the monochrome frame buffer. If the device is not a monochrome device, the value is zero. It is a range feature, meaning that you can also use the prefixed min-monochrome
and max-monochrome
variants to query minimum and maximum values, respectively.
Example
HTML
<p class="mono">Your device supports monochrome pixels!</p> <p class="no-mono">Your device doesn't support monochrome pixels.</p>
CSS
p { display: none; } /* Any monochrome device */ @media (monochrome) { p.mono { display: block; color: #333; } } /* Any non-monochrome device */ @media (monochrome: 0) { p.no-mono { display: block; color: #ee3636; } }
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Media Queries Level 4 The definition of 'monochrome' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | The value can now be negative, in which case it computes to false. |
Media Queries The definition of 'monochrome' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. The value must be nonnegative. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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monochrome media feature | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 2 | IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 3 | WebView Android Full support ≤37 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support 1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
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