Re: [mediaqueries] Trying to understand the syntax design

> On 29 Apr 2015, at 14:11, Lucas Wiener <lucas@wiener.se> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to understand the reasons for the syntax design of media queries.
> Are there any reasons why media queries are written "@media (min-width: 500px) { … }" instead of "@media (width >= 500px) { … }"?

Legacy. The min- and max- syntax were what was introduced way back, chiefly (I believe, that's before my time) due to compat concerns of using the
< (and >) characters inside html.

But you're right, "@media (width >= 500px)" is much nicer to write, so the spec now allows that.

 - Florian