# Detecting Handhelds and Cellphones

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-handhelds-and-cellphones/240031>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [September 28, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-handhelds-and-cellphones/240031 "2007-09-28T13:17:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![voxecho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@voxecho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/voxecho)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-handhelds-and-cellphones/240031/1 "2007-09-28T13:17:37Z")

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[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Hello all,[/FONT]  
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS]I am looking to set up a handheld friendly version of our websites, and find that the very basic question of life is a struggle to answer. how do i know that the client is a handheld/cell phone?[/FONT]  
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS]i assume that javascript isn’t an option as not all cellphones support it, so can anyone give me n pointer on where to start?[/FONT]  
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Thanks![/FONT]