Trident layout engine

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Trident layout engine is Microsoft's proprietary web page rendering engine used by Internet Explorer to display and interpret HTML, CSS, and related web technologies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf browser engine
layout engine
alsoKnownAs MSHTML
APIs COM interfaces
IHTMLDocument2 and related interfaces
componentOf MSHTML.DLL
developer Microsoft
era late 1990s to 2010s
implements MSHTML
introducedInProductVersion Internet Explorer 4.0
linked to: Internet Explorer
license proprietary software license
notableFor historical compatibility issues with web standards
support for ActiveX controls
tight integration with Windows
operatingSystem Microsoft Windows
linked to: Windows
platform IA-32
x86-64
primaryLanguage C++
proprietary true
replaced Internet Explorer 3 layout engine
status legacy
succeededBy Blink (via Microsoft Edge Chromium)
EdgeHTML
supports ActiveX
CSS
CSS2 (partial)
CSS3 (partial, in later versions)
DHTML
DOM
ECMAScript
HTML
VBScript (legacy)
linked to: VBScript

XHTML (partial)
XML
supportsMode Compatibility modes for older IE versions
Quirks mode
Standards mode
usedBy Windows applications embedding Internet Explorer control
usedFor executing client-side scripts
layout and painting of web content
parsing HTML
rendering web pages
usedIn 360 Secure Browser (Trident mode)
AOL Explorer
linked to: AOL Desktop

Avant Browser (legacy versions)
Internet Explorer
Maxthon (legacy versions)
SlimBrowser (legacy versions)
Tencent QQ Browser (legacy Trident mode)

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Internet Explorer hasComponent Trident layout engine
Trident layout engine replaced Internet Explorer 3 layout engine
linked to: Trident layout engine
Trident layout engine implements MSHTML
linked to: Trident layout engine
Trident layout engine alsoKnownAs MSHTML
linked to: Trident layout engine
Active Desktop usesTechnology Internet Explorer rendering engine
linked to: Trident layout engine
Avant Browser usesComponent Microsoft Trident layout engine
subject linked to: Avant Browser (legacy versions)
linked to: Trident layout engine
Tencent QQ Browser (legacy Trident mode) basedOn Microsoft Trident layout engine
linked to: Trident layout engine
Maxthon (legacy versions) basedOn Trident layout engine