Web Browser Support
As of March 2012, Data URIs are supported by the following web browsers:
- Gecko-based, such as Firefox, SeaMonkey, XeroBank, Camino, Fennec and K-Meleon
- Konqueror, via KDE's KIO slaves input/output system
- Opera (including devices such as the Nintendo DSi or Wii)
- WebKit-based, such as Safari (including iOS), Android's browser, Kindle 4's browser, Epiphany and Midori (WebKit is a derivative of Konqueror's KHTML engine, but Mac OS X does not share the KIO architecture so the implementations are different), and Webkit/Chromium-based, such as Chrome
- Trident
- Internet Explorer 8: Microsoft has limited its support to certain "non-navigable" content for security reasons, including concerns that JavaScript embedded in a data URI may not be interpretable by script filters such as those used by web-based email clients. Data URIs must be smaller than 32 KB in Version 8. Data URIs are supported only for the following elements and/or attributes:
object(images only)imginput type=imagelink(data URI must be base64 encoded)- CSS declarations that accept a URL, such as
background-image,background,list-style-type,list-styleand similar.
- Internet Explorer 9: Internet Explorer 9 does not have 32KB limitation and allowed in broader elements.
- Internet Explorer 8: Microsoft has limited its support to certain "non-navigable" content for security reasons, including concerns that JavaScript embedded in a data URI may not be interpretable by script filters such as those used by web-based email clients. Data URIs must be smaller than 32 KB in Version 8. Data URIs are supported only for the following elements and/or attributes:
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