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Rendering engine

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Rendering engines (also known as layout engines or browser engines) are part of a {{glossary("Browser", "web browser")}} that transforms {{glossary("HTML")}}, {{glossary("CSS")}}, and other resources of a web page into a visual representation on a screen.

Common rendering engines include:

  • {{glossary("Blink")}}
  • {{glossary("Gecko")}}
  • {{glossary("WebKit")}}
  • {{glossary("Trident")}}

See also

  • Browser engine on Wikipedia
  • Related glossary terms:
    • {{Glossary("Engine")}}
    • {{Glossary("Browser")}}