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slug: "ie6-hacks"
source_type: "readme"
source_url: "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/adriancooney/ie6-hacks@main/README.md"
repo: "https://github.com/adriancooney/ie6-hacks"
source_file: "README.md"
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# ie6-hacks

An [Agent Skill](https://agentskills.io) for identifying and removing Internet Explorer 6 compatibility patterns from legacy codebases.

## Installation

```bash
npx skills add adriancooney/ie6-hacks
```

## What's Included

Reference material for 10 documented IE6 compatibility patterns:

- Star-HTML Hack (`* html`)
- Underscore Hack (`_property`)
- Double Margin Float Bug
- PNG Transparency (AlphaImageLoader)
- hasLayout / zoom:1
- Peekaboo Bug (Holly hack)
- Box Model Hack
- Min-Height Hack
- CSS Expressions
- Conditional Comments

## Use Cases

- Identify and safely remove IE6-specific patterns
- Understand why certain CSS patterns exist in older codebases
- Systematically clean up deprecated browser workarounds

## License

MIT