我在2020年登陆这个页面，我看到直到IE5所有的userAgent字符串都有Trident，我不确定他们是否有任何改变。所以只检查userAgent中的Trident对我来说是有效的。

var isIE = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Trident') > -1;

对于任何版本的Internet Explorer都返回true:

function isIE(userAgent) {
  userAgent = userAgent || navigator.userAgent;
  return userAgent.indexOf("MSIE ") > -1 || userAgent.indexOf("Trident/") > -1 || userAgent.indexOf("Edge/") > -1;
}

userAgent参数是可选的，默认为浏览器的用户代理。

JavaScript检测ie或Edge版本的功能

function ieVersion(uaString) {
  uaString = uaString || navigator.userAgent;
  var match = /\b(MSIE |Trident.*?rv:|Edge\/)(\d+)/.exec(uaString);
  if (match) return parseInt(match[2])
}

还有另一个简单的(但人类可读的)函数来检测浏览器是否是IE(忽略Edge，它一点都不差):

function isIE() {
  var ua = window.navigator.userAgent;
  var msie = ua.indexOf('MSIE '); // IE 10 or older
  var trident = ua.indexOf('Trident/'); //IE 11

  return (msie > 0 || trident > 0);
}

更新SpiderCode的答案，以修复字符串'MSIE'返回-1但它匹配'Trident'的问题。它过去返回NAN，但现在在那个版本的IE中返回11。

   function msieversion() {
       var ua = window.navigator.userAgent;
       var msie = ua.indexOf("MSIE ");
       if (msie > -1) {
           return ua.substring(msie + 5, ua.indexOf(".", msie));
       } else if (navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv\:11\./)) {
           return 11;
       } else {
           return false;
       }
    }

方法1: 美元。浏览器在jQuery 1.3版中已弃用，并在1.9版中被移除

if ( $.browser.msie) {
  alert( "Hello! This is IE." );
}

方法2: 使用条件注释

<!--[if gte IE 8]>
<p>You're using a recent version of Internet Explorer.</p>
<![endif]-->

<!--[if lt IE 7]>
<p>Hm. You should upgrade your copy of Internet Explorer.</p>
<![endif]-->

<![if !IE]>
<p>You're not using Internet Explorer.</p>
<![endif]>

方法03:

 /**
 * Returns the version of Internet Explorer or a -1
 * (indicating the use of another browser).
 */
function getInternetExplorerVersion()
{
    var rv = -1; // Return value assumes failure.

    if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer')
    {
        var ua = navigator.userAgent;
        var re  = new RegExp("MSIE ([0-9]{1,}[\.0-9]{0,})");
        if (re.exec(ua) != null)
            rv = parseFloat( RegExp.$1 );
    }

    return rv;
}

function checkVersion()
{
    var msg = "You're not using Internet Explorer.";
    var ver = getInternetExplorerVersion();

    if ( ver > -1 )
    {
        if ( ver >= 8.0 ) 
            msg = "You're using a recent copy of Internet Explorer."
        else
            msg = "You should upgrade your copy of Internet Explorer.";
    }

    alert( msg );
}

方法04: 使用JavaScript/手动检测

/*
     Internet Explorer sniffer code to add class to body tag for IE version.
     Can be removed if your using something like Modernizr.
 */
 var ie = (function ()
 {

     var undef,
     v = 3,
         div = document.createElement('div'),
         all = div.getElementsByTagName('i');

     while (
     div.innerHTML = '<!--[if gt IE ' + (++v) + ']><i></i>< ![endif]-->',
     all[0]);

     //append class to body for use with browser support
     if (v > 4)
     {
         $('body').addClass('ie' + v);
     }

 }());

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