Not in Internet Explorer 6

6 June 2010

Nobody wants to make websites for Internet Explorer 6, but unfortunately we do not always have a choice. For a while now, I have been keeping a list of CSS 2.1 features absent in Internet Explorer 6 as a quick reference when I’m putting a new stylesheet together. If you have not already given up developing for this dinosaur of a browser, perhaps you too will find it useful.

Element selectors

• e > f
• e + f
• e ~ f

Attribute selectors

• e[attr]
• e[attr="value"]
• e[attr~="value"]
• e[attr|="value"]

Pseudo-elements

• e:first-letter
• e:first-line
• e:before
• e:after

Pseudo-classes

• e:hover
• e:focus
• e:first-child
• e:lang(en)

Properties

• min-width
• max-width
• min-height
• max-height
• vertical-align
• quotes
• content
• counter-increment
• counter-reset
• border-collapse
• border-spacing
• caption-side
• empty-cells
• outline

Values

• display: table;
• display: inline-block;
• white-space: pre-line;
• white-space: pre-wrap;
• inherit

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