Page doctype triggers quirks mode Browser Compatibility Check

Description

The doctype of this page triggers quirks mode in Chrome, IE, Firefox and most other browsers. This means pages may look different in different browsers.

Help

Change the DOCTYPE statement to one that does not trigger quirks mode.

Applicable standards

• Edge
• Internet Explorer

Change history

• 6.46 Sep 2022 Removed since issue only affects obsolete browsers.
• 5.30 Jul 2018 Aligned with quirks mode definition in HTML Living Standard.
• 4.4 Aug 2011 Don’t fire for HTML5 doctype.
• 4.2 Dec 2010 Now fires for iOS.
• 3.2 Apr 2009 Don’t fire for XHTML+RDF doctype.
• 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: BugQuirksDocType