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  • February 26, 2013 at 11:33 am #42991
    barkins
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    I’m currently working with an outdated CMS that contains the following DOCTYPE,

    Is it okay to use HTML5 tags anyway?

    February 26, 2013 at 11:42 am #126160
    Paulie_D
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    Is there some reason why you can’t change the doctype?

    Obviously to support older IE you will have to use the shim/shiv if you do.

    February 26, 2013 at 11:44 am #126162
    barkins
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    Sadly, there’s no way for me to change it, I would if I could.

    February 26, 2013 at 12:13 pm #126167
    Paulie_D
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    I **THINK** all the HTML5 tags need is for an HTML doctype to be declared…. I don’t think it matters what it is.

    As I said though, IE8/(9?) will need the shim/shiv.

    February 26, 2013 at 12:44 pm #126179
    barkins
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    Yes of course, I will include the shim/shiv. Thanks for the info!

    February 26, 2013 at 11:04 pm #126251
    __
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    Correct – the only purpose a doctype serves is to trigger “standards mode” (i.e., “not quirks mode”). *Any* doctype that starts with `

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