The bootstrap 4 grid system has five classes col extra small devices screen width less than 576px col sm small devices screen width equal to or greater than 576px col md medium devices screen width equal to or greater than 768px col lg large devices screen width equal to or greater than 992px col xl xlarge devices screen width equal to or greater than 1200px.
Bootstrap gutter width 1170.
Less mixins and variables.
Rows are wrappers for columns.
See how aspects of the bootstrap grid system work across multiple devices with a handy table.
Variables determine the number of columns the gutter width and the media query point at which to begin floating columns.
Use the class container for fixed width or container fluid for variable width.
Attached it says all gutters get width of 30px 15 on each side.
That makes design area 1140 940 and 720 according this.
I see most sites designed in a container of 1200 with design canvas at 1170.
While bootstrap uses ems or rems for defining most sizes pxs are used for grid breakpoints and container widths.
I meant the container width 1170 container in bootstrap and my question is that is it necessary to limit the container to 1170 for a bootstrap grid to make a responsive design or can we have say a 16 column grid in 1440 container including gutter margin i hope it makes my question clear.
This is because the viewport width is in pixels and does not change with the font size.
Sachin verma jul 25 16 at 12 32.
Each column has some horizontal padding called a gutter for controlling the space between them.
100 across all viewport and device sizes.