Comments on: What Width Should I Make my Website?

By: Iain

Iain — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:57:44 +0000

Thank you – awesome stuff!

By: GeorgeW3

GeorgeW3 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:46:52 +0000

My .css files can have numbers such as 980 px coded or it can have percentages. If I chose a percentage, say 90% would that take care of the browser, monitor, and display settings better than a fixed number?

By: TrueHeart

TrueHeart — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:26:12 +0000

To echo the above… please consider designing for side-by-side windows on a 1080p display (1920×1080) without a horizontal scroll bar. (Don’t forget to account for the borders and vertical scroll bar.)

By: K

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:43:01 +0000

I personally like around 850-900px because it allows me to perfectly have two screens open at the same time (1920×1080 with standard browser margins). I find that facebook/others with almost 1000px can get a bit annoying.

By: Hassan

Hassan — Mon, 30 May 2011 01:46:04 +0000

This is really useful. Thanks

By: Jena

Jena — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:54:45 +0000

This is extremely useful. considering we use iMacs for our work, the screens are always wide, but clients don’t necessarily have the same resolution and widescreens. So keeping in mind what the stats show really helps. Keep this updated. Will be back!

By: Willis Drummond

Willis Drummond — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:16:07 +0000

Good info; thanks.

By: stevef

stevef — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:28:54 +0000

glad this was picked by google, just what I was looking for.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:56:03 +0000

It would be great to see these stats with the breakdown in increasing numbers of mobile web users. Those displays tend to be smaller, but are on a steep incline on usage. We’ve seen desktop computers grow over the years, but now the growth is strongly in mobile web. What size displays are most commonly used in the mobile arena?

By: Philip

Philip — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:58:27 +0000

You do need to keep in mind what your average audience will be for the content you are publishing – whether they are more or less likely to have up to date equipment.