Page without doctype triggers quirks mode Browser Compatibility Check

Description

This page has no DOCTYPE which triggers quirks mode. Quirks mode forces modern browsers to emulate Netscape Navigator 4 and Internet Explorer 5, changing the way CSS selectors match and how CSS layout works.

Help

Add a <!DOCTYPE html> statement to the top of the document.

Applicable standards

Change history

  • 4.2 Dec 2010 Now fires for iOS.
  • 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.

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

Rule ID: BugQuirksNoDocType