Use JavaScript/jQuery to create custom named HTML elements

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Is this possible? Something like : Pseudo code - createElement("myCustomHTML"). And then you can style myCustomHTML in your CSS. Usage: <myCustomHTML></myCustomHTML> which would pull styling in from CSS and be used in jQuery selectors?

SLaks · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-31 14:19:26Z

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This will work fine; this is how HTML5 elements are used in older browsers.

However, IE won't apply CSS to the elements until you call document.createElement("elementName").
This is what the HTML5 Shiv does.

answered Jan 31, 2011 at 14:19

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benhowdle89 Over a year ago

Oh ok, how do i do it then? Or did i inadvertantly write it in my pseudo code?

Josh K Over a year ago

@benhowdle: He's talking about IE6, which is (hopefully) an unsupported browser at this point.

SLaks Over a year ago

@Josh: Actually, all IE versions, except maybe IE9.

SLaks Over a year ago

@ben: In IE, call document.createElement("tagName") once. Then (or in real browsers), just use the element.

Josh K Over a year ago

@SLaks: Ah, I didn't know that. My question is why not us a <div> with an id?

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