or maybe javascript? I have a layout that works well in ie7 + modern

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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T20:39:03+00:00 2026-05-24T20:39:03+00:00

or maybe javascript?
I have a layout that works well in ie7 + modern browsers. But not ie8.

I found out that I can use this:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />

and IE8 pretends to be IE7, and renders everything correctly, but then it messes up all the good browsers (webkit-based, gecko-based, etc).

I know that in the body, you can do things like:

<!--[if IE 8]>
    ie8 specific javascript, html, or css
<![endif]-->

But I tried that in the <head> around the meta tag, but it didn’t work

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-24T20:39:04+00:00

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I found out that since I’m using ruby on rails, I can just ask the request variable what browser asked to get the page.

<% if request.env["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] =~ /MSIE 8.0/%>
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" >
<% end %>

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