What is meta name viewport content width device-width initial scale 1?

Question

What it the meaning of <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />

Answer 1

The meta tag <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> is used to make sure that a web page is reduced or increased to correctly fit a devices’ screen.

• width=device-width: is used to reduce the width of the page to fit the device that is being used
• initial-scale=1: sets the initial zoom level to that of the device.  

The viewport meta tag is added inside the head section of every web page.