mobile-viewport-audit

Mobile Viewport Audit

Audit a page at real phone dimensions for the defects that only show up on small screens. No signup required.

Prerequisites

• Playwright MCP (ships with Claude Code)

Trigger

• "Mobile audit for https://..."
• "Does my site work on phones?"
• "Check touch target sizes on my page"
• "Why does my page scroll sideways on mobile?"

Workflow

1. mcp__playwright__browser_navigate to the URL.
2. mcp__playwright__browser_resize to 390 x 844 (iPhone), wait ~1s for reflow, then run step 3. Repeat at 360 x 800 (common Android).
3. mcp__playwright__browser_evaluate with this function at each size:

() => {
  const vw = window.innerWidth, vh = window.innerHeight;
  const out = { viewport: `${vw}x${vh}`, horizontalScroll: document.scrollingElement.scrollWidth > vw,
    overflowers: [], smallTargets: [], zoomTriggerInputs: [], viewportMeta: null, zoomBlocked: false, fixedCoverage: [] };
  for (const el of document.querySelectorAll('body *')) {
    const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
    if (r.width > 1 && (r.right > vw + 1 || r.left < -1) && out.overflowers.length < 15)
      out.overflowers.push(`${el.tagName}${el.id ? '#' + el.id : ''} (${Math.round(r.width)}px wide, left ${Math.round(r.left)})`);
  }
  // Touch targets: WCAG 2.2 SC 2.5.8 AA floor is 24x24 CSS px; Apple HIG / WCAG 2.5.5 AAA want 44x44
  for (const el of document.querySelectorAll('a[href],button,input,select,textarea,[role=button],[onclick]')) {
    const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
    if (r.width === 0 || r.height === 0 || r.bottom < 0 || r.top > vh) continue;
    if (r.width < 44 || r.height < 44) out.smallTargets.push({
      el: ((el.textContent || '').trim() || el.tagName).slice(0, 30),
      size: `${Math.round(r.width)}x${Math.round(r.height)}`,
      verdict: (r.width < 24 || r.height < 24) ? 'FAIL SC 2.5.8' : 'below 44pt HIG' });
  }
  // iOS Safari zooms on focus when a form control's font-size is < 16px
  for (const el of document.querySelectorAll('input,select,textarea')) {
    if (el.type === 'hidden') continue;
    const fs = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(el).fontSize);
    if (fs < 16) out.zoomTriggerInputs.push(`${el.name || el.id || el.tagName}: ${fs}px`);
  }
  const m = document.querySelector('meta[name=viewport]');
  out.viewportMeta = m ? m.content : 'MISSING';
  const maxScale = parseFloat((m && m.content.match(/maximum-scale\s*=\s*([\d.]+)/) || [])[1]);
  out.zoomBlocked = !!m && (/user-scalable\s*=\s*(no|0)/.test(m.content) || maxScale < 2); // violates WCAG SC 1.4.4
  for (const el of document.querySelectorAll('body *')) {
    const s = getComputedStyle(el);
    if (s.position !== 'fixed' && s.position !== 'sticky') continue;
    const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
    if (r.height > 0 && r.width > vw * 0.5) out.fixedCoverage.push({ el: el.tagName + (el.id ? '#' + el.id : ''), pctOfViewportHeight: Math.round(r.height / vh * 100) });
  }
  out.smallTargets = out.smallTargets.slice(0, 20);
  return out;
}

1. mcp__playwright__browser_take_screenshot at each size for visual confirmation.
2. Interpret carefully: overflowers includes intentionally offscreen elements (carousels, drawers) — only count ones that actually produce the horizontal scrollbar. SC 2.5.8 exempts inline links within a sentence — don't fail those, but still note them. fixedCoverage above ~30% combined viewport height means fixed bars are eating the reading area.
3. Honest limit: emulation is not a real device. Real iOS Safari rendering, on-screen keyboards, safe-area insets, gesture navigation, and touch hit-testing all differ from a resized desktop Chromium. Treat a pass here as necessary, not sufficient.
4. Grade: A = clean at both sizes · B = HIG-only target warnings · C = zoom-trigger inputs or minor overflow · D = horizontal scroll or SC 2.5.8 failures · F = zoom blocked, missing viewport meta, or content hidden under fixed elements.

Report

## Mobile Viewport Audit: [URL]

**Grade: D** — horizontal scroll at 360px, 3 touch targets fail SC 2.5.8

| Check | 390x844 (iPhone) | 360x800 (Android) |
|---|---|---|
| Horizontal scroll | ✅ none | ❌ 24px overflow (DIV#hero) |
| Touch targets (WCAG 2.5.8 / Apple HIG) | ⚠️ 5 below 44px | ❌ 3 below 24px |
| Input font-size ≥ 16px (iOS zoom) | ❌ email input 14px | ❌ email input 14px |
| Viewport meta | ✅ width=device-width | ✅ |
| Pinch-zoom allowed (WCAG 1.4.4) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Fixed elements coverage | ✅ 8% | ⚠️ 31% (header + cookie bar) |

### Top fixes
1. Constrain `#hero` — it forces a 384px layout at 360px viewports.
2. Grow the footer icon links to at least 24x24 (44x44 recommended).
3. Set form control font-size to 16px so iOS stops zooming the page on focus.

Caveat: measured in emulation — real devices can behave worse, never better.

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