Since no new functional updates for IE11 have been released for some years, it has patchy or no support for some newer stylesheet techniques and specifications that are now used by many web developers – for example:

When building websites, developers use stylesheets (CSS) to add layout and branding colours to the underlying HTML mark-up. Here are some of the issues with IE11 as currently seen by web developers… 1.

Moreover, coping with its differences from newer browsers can add to the download weight of web pages, potentially slow them down, and can be detrimental to search engine optimisation (SEO). So, developing websites that also support IE11 can cost more. These newer popular browsers include features that developers and site owners understandably want to take advantage of. Web developers take against IE11 because it is becoming increasingly hard to create websites that look the same, and function in the same way in IE11 and newer, commonly available browsers like Chrome, Edge and Firefox. *Spoiler Alert* Our recommendation is that developers and companies continue to support Internet Explorer 11 for now, until the newer version of Edge (Chromium) can deliver a comparable experience for assistive technologies – especially JAWS, Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Zoomtext.įind out how we arrived at that conclusion here… The problems with Internet Explorer 11

In this blog I’ll explore both sides of the case for continuing to develop for IE11, the problems that it causes, the features that it offers (including accessibility features), but also the challenges people may face if developers don’t build for it. In fact, since IE11 is firmly in the ‘older browser’ grouping, we may wonder why any people are still using it in preference to newer browsers that offer more functionality, and that regularly update automatically to add support for newer features. Whilst many web developers are still building for IE11, some developers and development agencies no longer actively support it. It’s a question that has been frequently asked and opinion is split. As a developer who cares about accessibility, should you or shouldn’t you be supporting Internet Explorer 11 (IE11)?

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