Styling

Responsive Design

A guide on the primitive building blocks available when creating responsive media designs.

Refer to the “avoiding layout shifts” section for how to ensure the player doesn’t jump between it’s default size and intrinsic size. This is important to avoid the page and your player layout shifting as content is loaded over the network.

A media player layout refers to the arrangement and presentation of various elements and controls within a media player interface. It determines how these components are organized and displayed to the user while playing audio or video content. A well-designed media player layout enhances the user experience and provides easy access to essential functionalities.

The arrangement and appearance of these elements can vary, but a well-structured media player layout ensures that users can easily control and enjoy the content, whether it’s video, audio, live streaming, or other forms of multimedia. The layout design should consider user-friendliness, accessibility, and aesthetics to create a seamless and engaging media playback experience.

Our library comes with pre-built production-ready layouts such as the Default Layout and Plyr Layout. However, if you prefer you can build your own custom layout. A custom layout is preferrable when you want more control over how the player UI is arranged and presented. You can easily build your own layout by composing and styling various player components.

CSS Media Queries are a CSS feature used to apply styles based on the characteristics of the viewing device, such as screen size, orientation, or resolution. While media queries are widely used for responsive web design, they have limitations when styling a media player, particularly in scenarios where the player’s size and layout need to adapt dynamically to its container element, view type, or stream type. This is where container queries are preferable.

CSS Container Queries are a web development feature that allows styles to adapt based on the dimensions and characteristics of a specific container element, rather than the overall viewport. When designing a media player, container queries are useful for creating responsive and adaptive layouts within the player’s container. They enable precise control over the player’s appearance, ensuring it adjusts seamlessly to changes in the container’s size and context.