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The following tables compare XML compatibility and support for a number of browser engines.
See comparison of browser engines for the full list.
These indicate the level of support for the given item in each engine. By default, the most recent version of the engine is implied. However, a specific version number can be listed; when this indicates full support, it's the initial version of the engine fully supporting the item.
Value | Meaning |
---|---|
Yes | Fully supported |
No | Has never been supported |
Partial | Only some values are supported |
Incorrect | Not implemented correctly in all cases |
Experimental | May be incomplete or buggy |
Nightly build | Currently in development; full support is expected |
Depends | Only supported for the specified conditions |
Dropped | No longer supported |
A general overview of what core XML technologies are supported.
MSHTML | Gecko | WebKit | KHTML | Presto | Prince | Antenna House | |
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XML namespace [spec 1] | 5.0 | 1.0 | ? | Yes | 1.0 | 5.1 | Yes |
xml:id [spec 2] | No | No [g 1] | No | No | 2.0 | Yes | |
XML Events [spec 3] | No | 1.8 | ? | ? | 1.0 | ? | No |
XInclude [spec 4] | 3.1 | No [g 2] | No | ? | No | 5.1 | No |
XML Fragment Interchange [spec 5] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
Associating CSS | <3.1[IE 5.0] | 1.0 | 419 | Yes | 1.0 | Yes | Yes |
A general overview of what XSL technologies are supported.
MSHTML | Gecko | WebKit | KHTML | Presto | Prince | Antenna House | |
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XSLT [spec 6] [spec 7] | <3.1[IE 6.0] | 1.0 | 314 | No | Incorrect | ? | Yes |
XSL-FO [spec 8] | No | No [g 3] | No | No | No | Yes | |
EXSLT [spec 9] | ? | 1.9 | No [w 1] | Partial | ? | Depends [a 1] | |
A general overview of what XML linking technologies are supported.
MSHTML | Gecko | WebKit | KHTML | Presto | Prince | Antenna House | |
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XLink [spec 10] | 5.0 | Partial [note 2] | No [w 2] | No | Partial | Partial [note 3] | Partial [a 2] |
XML Base [spec 11] | No | 1.0 | No [w 3] | Yes | Yes | 6.0 | Yes [a 3] |
XPointer [spec 12] | ? | Partial | No [w 4] | No | No | ? | No |
A general overview of what XML query technologies are supported.
MSHTML | Gecko | WebKit | KHTML | Presto | Prince | Antenna House | |
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XPath 1.0 [spec 13] | Yes | 1.8 | Yes | 4.8 | 2.0 | ? | Depends [a 1] |
XPath 2.0 [spec 14] | No | No [g 6] | ? | ? | ? | ? | Depends [a 1] |
XPath 3.0 [spec 15] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
XPath 3.1 [spec 16] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
XQuery [spec 17] | ? | No [g 7] | No [w 5] | ? | No | ? | No |
A general overview of what XML schema technologies are supported.
MSHTML | Gecko | WebKit | KHTML | Presto | Prince | Antenna House | |
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DTD | No | Partial [note 4] | No [w 6] | No | Partial [note 5] | 3.0 | Depends [a 1] |
XML Schema [spec 18] [spec 19] [spec 20] [spec 21] | ? | Partial | No | ? | No | ? | Depends [a 1] |
RELAX NG [spec 22] | ? | No [g 9] | ? | ? | Depends [a 1] | ||
A general overview of what XML security technologies are supported.
MSHTML | Gecko | WebKit | KHTML | Presto | Prince | Antenna House | |
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XML Signature [spec 23] | No | No [g 10] | No | No | No | No | No |
XML Encryption [spec 24] | No | ||||||
XML Key Management [spec 25] | |||||||
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