IE8 - Chinese Chars - Strict vs. Transitional Doctype
Redesigning a website I've moved from
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
doctype to
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
doctype.
My content-type meta tag is:
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
Unfortunately, in IE8, chinese characters now show up as blank squares. Reverting to the transitional doctype solves the issue, as does adding the following directive:
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=7" />
Is there another way of solving it without sacrificing proper IE8 rendering?
Edit:
Here's a minimal example:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body><a href="#">片瓜片南語</a></body>
</html>
If I remove the doctype it displays ok
加载中,请稍侯......
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