If you work with a lot of websites, you’re probably always on the hunt for faster, more efficient ways to get things done. If so, the Inspect Element tool, available in most major browsers, could be a useful asset to have on hand. With it, you can quickly identify CSS classes, preview changes to elements on a page, simulate a site on mobile devices, and much more.
In this article, we’ll introduce the Inspect Element tool and show you how to access it in the most popular web browsers. Then we’ll walk you through some examples of how you can use it as part of your web development workflow.