How to Fix Mobile Usability Issues

Text too small, tap targets too close, or content wider than the screen on mobile.

Symptoms you'll see

Mobile usability failures make a page hard to use on phones: tiny font, overlapping tap targets, or horizontal scrolling from oversized elements.

Why it happens

Google uses mobile-first indexing, so a poor mobile experience directly hurts rankings and conversions. Usability errors are flagged in Search Console.

Step-by-step fix

Set a viewport meta tag, use responsive units (rem, vw), size tap targets at least 48px apart, and avoid fixed-width elements wider than the viewport. Test in Search Console's Mobile Usability report.

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