NOTE: These results should NOT be taken as authoritative. DOCTYPE switching is a tricky thing to test. Consider the following information a rough guide at best, and subject to change as further testing warrants. Thank you.

EntryMeaning
QQuirks mode
SStrict mode
-Status unknown

Last modified Friday 5 April 2002 12:47:02 (Eastern U.S.)

DOCTYPE givenNN6.01NN6.1NN6.2.xMoz0.9.9IE5/MacIE6/Win
No DOCTYPE given Q Q Q Q Q Q
Unrecognized DOCTYPE Q Q Q S S S
Unrecognized DOCTYPE + URI Q Q Q S S S
HTML 2.0 Q Q Q Q Q Q
HTML 3.0 Q Q Q Q Q Q
HTML 3.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q
HTML 3.2 + URI Q Q Q Q Q Q
HTML 4.0 Strict S S S S S S
HTML 4.0 Strict + URI S S S S S S
HTML 4.0 Transitional Q Q Q Q Q Q
HTML 4.0 Transitional + URI Q Q Q Q S S
HTML 4.0 Frameset Q Q Q Q Q Q
HTML 4.0 Frameset + URI Q Q Q Q S S
HTML 4.01 Strict S S S S Q S
HTML 4.01 Strict + URI S S S S S S
HTML 4.01 Transitional Q Q Q Q Q Q
HTML 4.01 Transitional + URI S S S S S S
HTML 4.01 Frameset Q Q Q Q Q Q
HTML 4.01 Frameset + URI S S S S S S
Valid XHTML S S S S S S
Valid XHTML + URI S S S S S S
Valid XHTML w/ XML S S S S S Q
Valid XHTML w/ XML + URI S S S S S Q
Any XML S S S S S -
Any XML + URI S S S S S -