IE only element in CSS? - css

Question

Is there a way that I can create an IE only element in CSS?
I need for the margin to be different in IE compared with other browsers. How can I do this within the actual stylesheet?

Answer 1

According to this (As #GOD said, found it with Google in 220ms. Google is your friend.)
Target ALL VERSIONS of IE
<!--[if IE]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="all-ie-only.css" />
<![endif]-->
Target everything EXCEPT IE
<!--[if !IE]><!-->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="not-ie.css" />
<!--<![endif]-->
Target IE 7 ONLY
<!--[if IE 7]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7.css">
<![endif]-->
Target IE 6 ONLY
<!--[if IE 6]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie6.css" />
<![endif]-->
Target IE 5 ONLY
<!--[if IE 5]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie5.css" />
<![endif]-->
Target IE 5.5 ONLY
<!--[if IE 5.5000]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie55.css" />
<![endif]-->
Target IE 6 and LOWER
<!--[if lt IE 7]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie6-and-down.css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 6]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie6-and-down.css" />
<![endif]-->
Target IE 7 and LOWER
<!--[if lt IE 8]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7-and-down.css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 7]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7-and-down.css" />
<![endif]-->
Target IE 8 and LOWER
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie8-and-down.css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 8]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie8-and-down.css" />
<![endif]-->
Target IE 6 and HIGHER
<!--[if gt IE 5.5]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie6-and-up.css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if gte IE 6]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie6-and-up.css" />
<![endif]-->
Target IE 7 and HIGHER
<!--[if gt IE 6]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7-and-up.css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if gte IE 7]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7-and-up.css" />
<![endif]-->
Target IE 8 and HIGHER
<!--[if gt IE 7]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie8-and-up.css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if gte IE 8]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie8-and-up.css" />
<![endif]-->

Answer 2

Along with what #Adrien Lacroix said, this is what you need
.element{
background: gray; /* standard */
background: pink\9; /* IE 8 and below */
*background: green; /* IE 7 and below */
_background: blue; /* IE 6 */
}
There is also these if you need them
IE6 ONLY
* html #div {
height: 300px;
}
IE-7 ONLY
*+html #div {
height: 300px;
}
IE-8 ONLY
#div {
height: 300px\0/;
}
IE-7 & IE-8
#div {
height: 300px\9;
}
NON IE-7 ONLY:
#div {
_height: 300px;
}
Hide from IE 6 and LOWER:
#div {
height/**/: 300px;
}
OR
html > body #div {
height: 300px;
}

Answer 3

There are at least two ways to do it.
IE-only stylesheet
<!--[if IE]>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/ie.css" type="text/css"/>
<![endif]-->
Javascript - check User Agent and apply necessary styles if IE found - best would be jQuery. Alternatively, you can try this.