Browser support
The table below shows the browsers and operating systems which are known to be supported, and to what extent. Click the screenshot icons in the final column for a picture of the navigation in each browser.
Other browsers will get plain, functional content - a fully expanded list of links. This includes any browser-based screenreader using Opera, Mozilla, Safari, Konqueror or Windows Internet Explorer *1
| Browser | OS | Navbar | Menus | Keyboard *2 | See | ||
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| Internet Explorer 8 |  |
Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
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| Internet Explorer 7 | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Internet Explorer 6 | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Internet Explorer 5.5 | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Internet Explorer 5 | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Usually *3 | No | |
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| Google Chrome | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Mozilla Firefox 3 | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Mozilla 1.3 + [Netscape 7.1+, Firefox, Camino etc] |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Mozilla 0.6 - 1.2 [Netscape 6 - 7.0] |
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Yes | Usually *4 | Yes | |
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Yes | Usually *4 | Yes | |
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Yes | Usually *4 | Yes | |
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| Opera 9 - 10 | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Opera 7 + | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Safari 3 / 4 / 5 | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Konqueror 4 | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Konqueror 3.2 + | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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| Konqueror 2.2 - 3.1 | |
Yes | No | No | |
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| Opera 5 - 6 | |
Yes | No | No | |
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Yes | No | No | |
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Yes | No | No | |
Notes
- If you use dynamically-generated menus then unsupported or non-javascript browsers will only see the main navigation list; if you use hard-coded menus they'll get the nested levels as well. Browser-based screenreaders are not affected by this - they can access the entire structure whether or not scripting is enabled. For more about the menu's behavior in this environment, please see Notes about browser-based screenreaders.
- In browsers which don't support full keyboard navigation, you can still navigate the main bar using Tab and Shift-Tab, or whatever keystrokes you would normally use.
- In Internet Explorer 5.0 or 5.1 for Mac OS9 or earlier, the main bar is always visible but a horizontal navbar has no menus, because of browser bugs for which there was no practical workaround. Later versions have full support.
- In Mozilla Gecko browsers 1.2 or earlier, the main bar is always visible but a relatively-positioned navbar has no menus, because of browser bugs for which there was no practical workaround. Later versions have full support.
- If you're using RTL or bi-directional text, please note the additional browser limitations that apply.
