"Make this page work on phones": the one tag most prompts forget
Ninety percent of "it's tiny on mobile" is one missing tag. Here's "make this page work on phones" three ways, with the real code — from a lonely…
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Sam Ortega · Build Editor
The short answer
Most "it looks tiny on mobile" problems come down to a single missing line: the viewport meta tag. A vague prompt tends to add a media query and skip it. A good prompt asks for a mobile-first layout…
The viewport meta tag is the fix 90% of "tiny on mobile" needs — without it, phones render at desktop width and zoom out.
Mobile-first means the base styles ARE the phone layout; you add width for bigger screens, not the other way round.
Tap targets should be at least ~44px, media should scale, and nothing should scroll sideways.
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"Make this page work on phones": the one tag most prompts forget