CSS3

Windows Internet Explorer 9 has more support for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) than any previous version of Windows Internet Explorer. Continuing on the work to enhance CSS support that was done in Windows Internet Explorer 8—where Internet Explorer became fully compliant with the Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2 Revision 1 (CSS2.1) specification—Internet Explorer 9 adds support for many components of Cascading Style Sheets, Level 3 (CSS3).

Note  It is important to remember that many CSS3 modules are still in the Working Draft or Last Call stages. Until they reach the Candidate Recommendation stage, they could change significantly. For more information, see the latest CSS3 draft modules.

 

This section of the Internet Explorer 9 Developer Content contains several tutorials that teach you how to take advantage of many of the newly supported CSS3 features in Internet Explorer 9.

In this section

Topic Description

How to create a CSS dropdown menu

Here we show you how to create a drop-down menu using pure CSS.

How to enhance your navigation with CSS

You can use CSS to modify a navigational element to indicate which page a user is currently visiting.

How to Add Rounded Corners with CSS3

By using CSS3 to round the corners of layout elements, you can refine the appearance of your website. This topic demonstrates a few basic ways to make your website layout more compelling by using the new built-in support for rounded corners in Internet Explorer 9.

How to Add Drop Shadows with CSS3

This topic shows you how to add drop shadows to the outside or inside of your layout elements by using Internet Explorer 9 and CSS3. Shadows even follow the corner curves that you create with the new rounded corner support in Internet Explorer 9.

How to Create Stylish Buttons with CSS3

With CSS3 and Internet Explorer 9, you can create visually compelling buttons with just a little bit of markup. This topic shows you how to transform a simple hyperlink into a button styled completely with CSS.

How to Enhance Your Website's Type Design with CSS3

This topic shows you how to incorporate new CSS3 Fonts features into your website so that your type design is emphasized in both Internet Explorer 9 and other modern browsers.

 

Internet Explorer 9 Samples and Tutorials