CSS and layout compatibility changes
Recent versions of Internet Explorer have changed the behavior of some CSS and layout features to better support modern standards and to ensure consistency with other popular browsers. Here, you'll find out how this can affect your older websites and what to do.
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To provide better consistency with other browsers, the default values for a number of layout properties have changed for checkbox and radio button controls in IE11 edge mode. |
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We are updating the Document Object Model (DOM) default fonts and UI fonts for Windows apps using JavaScript for several languages, as defined in the table below. |
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With Microsoft Edge, you can update your sites to match the latest Flexbox standard and simplify cross-browser code. |
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Thai and East Asian text may look smaller in Windows Internet Explorer 9 than in Windows Internet Explorer 8 and earlier releases. |
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When you use legacy gradient filters to fill elements that have had their corners rounded using the border-radius property, the gradient bleeds past the border of the element. Here's how to prevent this from happening. |
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In IE8 Standards mode and below you can change the value of a styleSheet object's title. In IE9 Standards mode mode the write command will be ignored and the original value will remain. |
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For text layout in IE9 mode (and later), Internet Explorer 9 uses natural metrics instead of the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) metrics that other Windows browsers use. |
Related topics
ActiveX controls and plugin changes
Browser features and compatibility changes
HTML and DOM compatibility changes
JavaScript compatibility changes