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Asked: 2026-05-27T11:57:03+00:00

I am trying to create a web site by using the html5 input controls.

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I am trying to create a web site by using the html5 input controls. (email,search, tel, date..etc).

Do MVC 4 automatically provide support for older browsers like IE 8 or the developer has to explicitly write the fallbacks to support those controls in older browsers ?

Like for a control, from the Mordernizr I can find whether it supports the control else fire a JQuery to show the calendar.

So, my question, using ASP.NET MVC 4 do we still have to write the fallbacks/workarounds to support in older browswer.

Please let me know.

Thanks,

Anirban

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  1. Editorial Team

    HTML 5 won’t work on older browsers so you would have to find a other way to achieve what you want to achieve.
    MVC 4 does not change any of that.
    I do know that MVC 4 has some buildin features to identify a browser which might help for making it compatibility across diffrent browser brands. But that is mostly to support mobile devices(Display modes).
    If you really want to use HTML 5 you have to accept the fact that older browsers wont be able to display everything the way it is suppose to.
    You might be interested in reading this article : http://html5tutorial.net/general/which-browsers-support-html5.html

    Edit

    MVC 4 will not detect if your browser will support the page. So it will not make a fallback either. MVC can tell you somewhat about what browser is being used etc but cannot know if it will be supported.

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