The Document.compatMode property indicates whether the document is rendered in Quirks mode or Standards mode.
Syntax
mode = document.compatMode;
Values
mode- Is an enumerated value that can be:
"BackCompat"if the document is in quirks mode."CSS1Compat"if the document is in no-quirks (also known as "standards") mode or limited-quirks (also known as "almost standards") mode.
Note: All these modes are now defined in standards, so the older "standards" and "almost standards" names are nonsensical and no longer used in standards.
Example
if (document.compatMode == "BackCompat") {
// in Quirks mode
}
Specifications
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
compatMode | Chrome Full support 43 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support 43 | Chrome Android Full support 43 | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.