> Portal Navigation:
> 
> - Append `.md` to any URL under `https://dev.wix.com/docs/` to get its markdown version.
> - Pages are either content pages (article or reference text) or menu pages (a list of links to child pages).
> - To get a menu page, truncate any URL to a parent path and append `.md` (e.g. `https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk.md`, `https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/core-modules.md`).
> - Top-level index of all portals: https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms.txt
> - Full concatenated docs: https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms-full.txt

# Method name: formFactor()

# Method package: wixWindowFrontend

# Method menu location: wixWindowFrontend --> formFactor

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-window-frontend/form-factor.md

# Method Description:

Gets what kind of device is being used to view a page.



>**Note:** This property only checks a site visitor's device, and not which [Studio Editor's breakpoint](https://support.wix.com/en/article/studio-editor-designing-across-breakpoints#defining-breakpoints) they are using. 

 The `formFactor` property gets one of:

 + `"Desktop"`: When viewed in a desktop browser.
 + `"Mobile"`: When viewed in a mobile browser.
 + `"Tablet"`: When viewed in a tablet browser.



__Important:__

Some tablet devices, such as iPads, are identified in this property as "Desktop".



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## Get a device's form factor

```javascript
import wixWindowFrontend from 'wix-window-frontend';

// ...

let formFactor = wixWindowFrontend.formFactor;  // "Mobile"
```

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