# kumailht/responsive-elements

Responsive elements makes it possible for any element to adapt and respond to the area they occupy. It's a tiny javascript library that you can drop into your projects today.

Repository: https://github.com/kumailht/responsive-elements
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/responsive-elements
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-02-08T09:33:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4735, "days_push": 1667, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1256, forks 100 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:09.315311+00:00)

## What it is
A tiny JavaScript library that makes any HTML element responsive to the area it occupies, using a data-respond attribute and generated breakpoint classes. It requires jQuery and lets you write element-based responsive CSS with less-than/greater-than breakpoint classes.

## Use cases
- make individual elements responsive to their container width instead of the viewport
- apply element queries with breakpoint classes in CSS
- build responsive widgets that adapt wherever they are placed
- control breakpoint ranges with start, end, and interval values
- add responsive behavior to legacy jQuery-based sites

## When to choose
- you need element-level responsiveness in a jQuery project without a build step
- you want a tiny drop-in script rather than a full CSS framework
- you need fine-grained control over breakpoint generation per element

## When to avoid
- you can use native CSS container queries, which are now widely supported
- your project does not use jQuery
- you need an actively maintained library with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: responsive-design, jquery, element-queries, breakpoints, css, javascript

## Member repositories
- kumailht/responsive-elements (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.315311+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:07:16.532739+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kumailht/responsive-elements (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.315311+00:00, sha fb2db67538da)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.