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Asked: June 14, 20262026-06-14T17:24:05+00:00 2026-06-14T17:24:05+00:00

Possible Duplicate: What does an * (star) mean in front of a CSS declaration?

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What does an * (star) mean in front of a CSS declaration?

I found this css on an aquincum template :

.fluid .grid4 { width: 31.914893614%; *width: 31.8617021246383%; }

So what is the meaning of puting the * symbol ? When should it be present ?

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    2026-06-14T17:24:07+00:00Added an answer on June 14, 2026 at 5:24 pm

    It applies the property value to IE7 and below. It’s also invalid CSS. See http://www.webdevout.net/css-hacks#unrecommended-asterisk_prefix.

    You should consider conditional comments instead.

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