How to use HTML5 in IE8
Internet Explorer 8 is a rather outdated browser which isn’t commonly used anymore amongst contemporary private users. Many large companies with thousands of computers and also major part of the government institutions nevertheless still use Internet Explorer 8 because a transfer to a new browser would be a very time-consuming and expensive effort. Therefore websites IE8 optimization is still of vital importance. Similar to IE7 we advise you to design your website by means of HTML5BoilerPlate and to make use of HTML5shiv. This approach will make sure all unknown HTML5 elements are still recognized by IE8 and it will guarantee a correct website display.