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Asked: 2026-05-24T23:59:28+00:00

I’m using <meta http-equiv=X-UA-Compatible content=IE=8> to make IE9 render as IE8. This has fixed

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I’m using <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8"> to make IE9 render as IE8. This has fixed a lot of my issues, however because IE8 doesn’t have support for box-shadow I was forced to use filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color='#333333', Direction=145, Strength=5); to get a similar effect to my shadow. Now, IE9 does have support for box-shadow however i can’t get IE9 to use box-shadow instead of the filter.

Does anyone know how to get IE9 to render the shadow?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can’t make IE9 use its native box-shadow if it’s in IE8 mode.

    You can:

    • Just use IE9 mode and fix your page to work in it – this is what I’d do.
    • Use CSS3 PIE – it can simulate box-shadow in IE6-8.
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