Dec

7

2009

Underused NOSCRIPT Tag

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While 98% of the browsers have Javascript turned on, there are still others out there that does not. So let’s explore what the “noscript” tag can do for you.

By using the “noscript” tag, we can easily give a friendly message to our viewers to inform them that their user experience may be hindered due to the lack of Javascript. This way some viewers will not be confused as to why your image is not popping up when clicked because you used jQuery to manipulate the data. Besides that, I think it is also a good accessibility practice to do so even though we know 98% of the viewers DO have Javascript turned on.

To demonstrate what the message can look like, click the demo below.

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As you can see, a simple tag with couple lines of CSS style, you can make for a better web experience for everyone, even the minorities…

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