aFarkas/html5shiv
This script is the defacto way to enable use of HTML5 sectioning elements in legacy Internet Explorer. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5681
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 787
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9845 stars · 2503 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A small JavaScript polyfill that enables HTML5 sectioning elements (like section, article, nav) in legacy Internet Explorer 6-8 and provides basic HTML5 styling for IE 6-9, Safari 4.x, and Firefox 3.x. It works by monkeypatching document.createElement so unknown elements become styleable and can hold children in old IE.
Use cases
- support html5 elements in internet explorer 8
- make section and article tags styleable in legacy ie
- print html5 elements correctly in ie6-8
- add html5shiv to a legacy website
- polyfill html5 for old browsers
When to choose
- You must support Internet Explorer 6-9 or other very old browsers that don't recognize HTML5 elements
- You're maintaining a legacy site built before IE support for HTML5 sectioning elements
When to avoid
- Your target browsers are IE9+ or any modern evergreen browser, which support HTML5 elements natively
- You're starting a new project with no legacy IE requirements
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
ui-components developer-tools web-development frontend cross-platform browser html5 polyfill internet-explorer shiv legacy-browser-support css web-server
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2e80296daf69
- homepage: http://paulirish.com/2011/the-history-of-the-html5-shiv/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2b5a1fa9b6c6
- site_page: https://www.paulirish.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 47ef5d2d1ba3
- site_page: https://www.paulirish.com/2006/what-does-your-sleeping-style-say-about-you · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7614005d04c3
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/html5shiv · fetched 2026-08-29 · 21ce0175464b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| aFarkas/html5shiv | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="aFarkas/html5shiv")
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