HTML - using "//domain.com" instead of "https://domain.com" or "http://domain.com"

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Can I change all my links to just //?
Network-Path Reference URI / Scheme relative URLs

Iv seen some websites using something like this:

background:url(//cdn.domain.com/images/bg-normal.png)

Notice the "//", which the browser automatically translates to "https://" if the page if using HTTPS, and translates to "http://" if the page if using HTTP.

Is it only the modern browsers who supports this notation?

Is it recommended to use this notation, or should I hardcode https:// or http:// in the CSS file depending on HTTPS or HTTP.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4831741/can-i-change-all-my-http-links-to-just — ajm, Feb 21 '12 at 14:17
Sure is getting asked a lot these few weeks. I wonder what happened on the Web. — BoltClock, Feb 21 '12 at 14:18

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 21 '12 at 14:19

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According to Paul Irish's blog post, it works in IE as well.

answered Feb 21 '12 at 14:19

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HTML - using "//domain.com" instead of "https://domain.com" or "http://domain.com"

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