Archive for March 31st, 2005

DOCTYPE And Browser Modes

Modern browsers use “doctype sniffing” to distinguish older and newer versions of the (X)HTML languages. The proper formatting mode is selected according to the specified document type. The page is then formatted either in an obsolete, but more compatible way (non-standard, quirk mode) — or using modern standards (standard mode). A table at WellStyled shows [...]

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