Bootstrap is built to work best with the latest techniques. As such, older desktop and mobile browsers may display differently, but should remain fully functional.
Bootstrap supports a wide variety of modern browsers and devices, and some older ones. See which exact ones below, as well as detailed information on known quirks and bugs.
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Bootstrap supports the **latest, stable releases** of all major browsers and platforms. On Windows, **we support Internet Explorer 9-11**. More specific support information is provided below.
### Mobile devices
Generally speaking, Bootstrap supports the latest versions of each major platform's default browsers.
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### Desktop browsers
Similarly, the latest versions of most desktop browsers are supported.
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As of v4, Bootstrap no longer supports IE8. **If you require IE8 support, we recommend you use Bootstrap 3.** It's still supported by our team for bugfixes and documentation changes, but no new features will be added to it.
Alternatively, you can add the some third party JavaScript to backfill support for the browser. You'll need the following:
Alternatively, you may add some third party JavaScript to backfill support for IE8 to Bootstrap 4. You'll need the following:
*[Rem unit polyfill](https://github.com/chuckcarpenter/REM-unit-polyfill)
No support will be provided for this, though you may find some help from the community in [our Slack channel]({{ site.slack }}).
## IE Compatibility modes
Bootstrap is not supported in the old Internet Explorer compatibility modes. To be sure you're using the latest rendering mode for IE, consider including the appropriate `<meta>` tag in your pages: