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June 5, 2026 · View on GitHub

Signal-powered breakpoints & media queries for Angular

Documentation · Live demo · Why ngx-mq?

Overview

A responsive value is just a signal: read it in the template, compose it, and never wire up cleanup.

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { up } from 'ngx-mq';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  template: `
    @if (isDesktop()) {
      <app-sidebar />
    }
  `,
})
export class AppComponent {
  readonly isDesktop = up('lg');
}

Signal-native so it works anywhere signals do, zoneless apps included.
Zero boilerplate: no subscriptions, no unsubscribe, cleanup is automatic.
SSR-safe with a value you control on the server.
Batteries included: Tailwind, Bootstrap and Material presets, plus and / or / not.
Tiny: ~1.9 kB gzipped, and no RxJS.

Install

npm i ngx-mq        # Angular 20-22

_{Angular 19 -> ngx-mq@2 · Angular 16-18 -> ngx-mq@1}

Then register your breakpoints once, at bootstrap:

import { provideBreakpoints } from 'ngx-mq';

bootstrapApplication(AppComponent, {
  providers: [provideBreakpoints({ sm: 640, md: 768, lg: 1024 })],
  // or a preset: provideTailwindBreakpoints() / provideBootstrapBreakpoints() / provideMaterialBreakpoints()
});

Call the helpers inside an injection context: a component field, a constructor, or a DI factory.

Examples

Show different layouts per screen size

readonly isMobile = down('md');
readonly isTablet = between('md', 'lg');
readonly isDesktop = up('lg');

Follow the system dark mode

readonly prefersDark = colorScheme('dark');

Drop hover styles on touch devices

// `hover()` has no direct inverse, so compose it
readonly isTouchLike = not(hover());

Combine any conditions

// Large screen, in landscape, with a hover-capable pointer
readonly isLandscapeDesktop = and(up('lg'), orientation('landscape'), hover());

// Small screens OR a reduced-motion preference
readonly prefersSimpleUi = or(down('md'), reducedMotion());

Respect reduced motion

readonly reduceMotion = reducedMotion();

Anything else, with a raw query

readonly isRetina = matchMediaSignal('(min-resolution: 2dppx)');

Angular's CDK ships BreakpointObserver, which works well but is built around RxJS and raw query strings. ngx-mq is built for the signals era: read a value in the template, subscribe to nothing, clean up automatically.

	`ngx-mq`	CDK `BreakpointObserver`
Reactivity	`Signal<boolean>`	`Observable<BreakpointState>`
Cleanup	Automatic via `DestroyRef`	Manual (`takeUntilDestroyed`)
Named breakpoints	Tailwind / Bootstrap / Material or your own	Material breakpoints or raw strings
Media-feature helpers	`colorScheme`, `hover`, `pointer`, ...	Raw query strings
Composition	`and` / `or` / `not`	RxJS operators
SSR	Configurable static value	Handle it yourself
Footprint	~1.9 kB standalone	Part of `@angular/cdk`

Documentation

Spin it up in seconds on StackBlitz, no setup required.

Full API reference, guides and recipes live at martsinlabs.github.io/ngx-mq.

API reference (quick view)

Every query helper returns a Signal<boolean> and accepts an optional options argument (CreateMediaQueryOptions).

Breakpoints

Helper	Arguments	`true` when
`up`	`bp`	viewport width `>=` `bp`
`down`	`bp`	viewport width `<` `bp` (exclusive)
`between`	`minBp`, `maxBp`	viewport width is in `[minBp, maxBp)`

down and between upper bounds are exclusive: a small epsilon (default 0.02, set via provideBreakpointEpsilon) is subtracted from the max so adjacent ranges never overlap.

Media features

Helper	Arguments	`true` when
`orientation`	`'portrait' \| 'landscape'`	the screen orientation matches
`colorScheme`	`'light' \| 'dark'`	the system color scheme matches
`displayMode`	`DisplayModeOption`	the display mode matches (PWA detection)
`reducedMotion`	none	the user prefers reduced motion
`prefersContrast`	`'more' \| 'less' \| 'no-preference' \| 'custom'`	the user's contrast preference matches
`hover`	none	the primary pointer can hover
`anyHover`	none	any available pointer can hover
`pointer`	`'fine' \| 'coarse' \| 'none'`	the primary pointer matches
`anyPointer`	`'fine' \| 'coarse' \| 'none'`	any available pointer matches
`colorGamut`	`'srgb' \| 'p3' \| 'rec2020'`	the display covers the gamut

Composition

Helper	Arguments	`true` when
`and`	`...conditions: Signal<boolean>[]`	every condition is `true` (empty: `true`)
`or`	`...conditions: Signal<boolean>[]`	any condition is `true` (empty: `false`)
`not`	`condition: Signal<boolean>`	the condition is `false`

Custom queries

Helper	Arguments	Description
`matchMediaSignal`	`query: string`	A signal for any raw CSS media query

Providers

Provider	Argument	Description
`provideBreakpoints`	`bps: MqBreakpoints`	Registers a custom breakpoint map
`provideTailwindBreakpoints`	none	Registers the Tailwind preset
`provideBootstrapBreakpoints`	none	Registers the Bootstrap preset
`provideMaterialBreakpoints`	none	Registers the Material 2 preset
`provideBreakpointEpsilon`	`epsilon: number`	Sets the exclusive-bound epsilon (default `0.02`)
`provideSsrValue`	`value: boolean`	Sets the value signals report during SSR (default `false`)

Options and types

interface CreateMediaQueryOptions {
  ssrValue?: boolean; // value reported during SSR; overrides provideSsrValue
  debugName?: string; // shown for the signal in Angular DevTools
}

type MqBreakpoints = Record<string, number>;

type DisplayModeOption =
  | 'browser' | 'fullscreen' | 'standalone'
  | 'minimal-ui' | 'window-controls-overlay' | 'picture-in-picture';

Server-side rendering

matchMedia does not exist on the server, so each signal returns a static value during SSR and switches to the live result after hydration. Set the default with provideSsrValue(true), or override per call with up('lg', { ssrValue: true }).

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md and ARCHITECTURE.md.