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cjc2112
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Mar 21, 2020
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Why is Edge using Webkit instead of Blink?

MissyQ I noticed something about edge. For some reason all 3 insider channels are running on Webkit. https://www.whatismybrowser.com/w/T6SC49C, http://whatismybrowser.com/w/HY3AWAK, and http://whati...
  • Thraetaona's avatar
    Mar 21, 2020

    It's actually using Blink which is a fork of WebKit (a derivative of KHTML).

    Most likely displaying WebKit because of the browser's user agent that reports compatibility with WebKit.
    (These browsers are able to accept -webkit-* prefixed properties)

    Nowadays All chromium/chrome variants except iOS rely on Blink.




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