# Mobile-First Indexing — SEO for Developers

Source: https://www.geekswithgeeks.com/en/seo-developers/seo-mobile-first

> Understand that Google now indexes the mobile version of your site first and evaluates it for ranking.

## Mobile-first is the default

Since 2018, Google crawls and indexes the *mobile* version of your site first. Desktop version is secondary. If your mobile site is slower, has missing content, or poor UX, your rankings suffer — regardless of desktop quality.

## Responsive design example

Use responsive CSS to make your site work on all screen sizes. Use the viewport meta tag and CSS media queries.

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <style>
    /* Mobile first */
    body { font-size: 16px; }
    .container { width: 100%; padding: 10px; }
    
    /* Tablet and up */
    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      body { font-size: 18px; }
      .container { width: 750px; margin: 0 auto; }
    }
    
    /* Desktop */
    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .container { width: 960px; }
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="container">
    <h1>Mobile-Friendly Content</h1>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
```
