Question

Following css does not work in IE 8.

content: ' ';  
position: absolute;  
left: 0px;
top: -10px; //--- this is not working in IE.

The component disappears in IE. while in other browsers this works fine.

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The wrapping div css:

clear: both;
margin: 0px auto;
width: 350px;
position: relative;

Answer 1

By looking at your fiddle:

You are adding div inside a form. Try taking div outside of form tag. May be you have some form css that is causing this.

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And the fiddle you have posted works fine on IE 8 at my side.