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Modernizr vs HTML shiv

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If I ONLY need older browsers to recognize HTML5 tags, which should I use, Modernizr or the popular HTML5 shiv?
And also, if I don't need to style this HTML5 tags, do I need the browsers to recognize them anyways? Or is it only necessary when adding CSS to these tags?

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answered 13 Years ago valentinam · Accepted Answer

html5shiv basically allows IE to recognize and style HTML5 elements, while Modernizr provides the same plus feature detection supported by a broswer.

So to answer your question HTML5 shiv should be sufficient to recognize HTML5 tags in IE. (note I say IE here since that is what the html5shiv targets, not sure what you mean when you say older browsers)

For the second part, even if you don't want to style the HTML5 tags, I would advice to use the shiv since the browser may either display them incorrectly, or not at all, so it is better to be safe.