Can I copy the styles and design elements from the 1920px breakpoint to the 992px breakpoint in Webflow without having to recreate everything?
TL;DR
- Webflow styles cascade from larger to smaller breakpoints, so base desktop styles apply to 992px unless overridden.
- If custom styles exist only at 1920px, manually reapply them at 992px by copying settings via the Style panel.
Yes, you can reuse styles and design elements from the 1920px breakpoint at the 992px breakpoint in Webflow, but Webflow’s breakpoint styling is cascading, so copying is usually unnecessary if elements haven’t been overridden.
1. Understand How Webflow Cascades Styles
- Webflow applies styles from larger to smaller breakpoints. The base (desktop) styles cascade down to tablet and mobile unless you override them.
- The 1920px breakpoint is a larger screen variant of the base desktop (usually 1440px and below), while 992px is the tablet view.
2. When You Might Need to "Copy" Styles
- If you applied custom styles only to the 1920px+ breakpoint (e.g., using the 1920px-specific tab), those styles will not cascade to smaller breakpoints.
- In this case, you may want to manually replicate those styles on the 992px (tablet) breakpoint.
3. How to Manually Copy Styles in Webflow
- Select the element on the 1920px breakpoint.
- Open the Style panel and note down the custom styles (padding, margin, font sizes, etc.).
- Switch to the 992px breakpoint using the top bar.
- Reapply the desired styles manually to the same elements.
Webflow doesn’t have a built-in, one-click “copy styles from another breakpoint” feature.
4. Tips to Make It Easier
- Use Global Classes: Any class changes made at the base level will cascade unless overridden at a breakpoint.
- Duplicate the Element (not recommended long-term): If the layout differs significantly, you can duplicate the original element and set it to show only on tablet (992px) using Display settings in the Element Settings panel. But this isn’t great for maintainability.
- Avoid Overstyling Specific Breakpoints: Design primarily on the base desktop level (up to 1440px) so that most styles flow down naturally.
Summary
If your styles were added at the 1920px breakpoint only, they won’t cascade to 992px. You’ll need to manually apply those styles at the 992px level. In the future, apply base styles at the standard desktop level so they automatically carry down to smaller sizes.