Page lacks the HTML doctype, thus triggering quirks mode
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Specifying a doctype prevents the browser from switching to
quirks mode,
which can cause your page to render in unexpected ways.
How the Lighthouse doctype audit fails
Lighthouse flags pages without the <!DOCTYPE html> declaration:
How to add a doctype declaration
Add the <!DOCTYPE html> declaration to the top of your HTML document:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
…
See MDN's Doctype
page for more information.
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Last updated 2019-05-02 UTC.
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