I'm having trouble viewing my display:table-cell content because Internet Explorer is hiding it

I am attempting to align an icon vertically centered and far right inside a container. I currently have code that achieves this using ::after and table-cell properties. However, the content does not display in Internet Explorer. If I remove the display:table-cell property, the content is visible, but the alignment is incorrect.

.tableWrap
{
    display: table;
    table-layout: fixed;
    width: 100%;
}

.tappable::after
{
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    display:table-cell;
    content: "\f054";    
    vertical-align: middle;
    width: 20px;
    font-size: 10px;
    color:red;        
}

.wrapper
{
    display:table-cell;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

    <div class="tappable tableWrap">
        <div class="wrapper">
            This method works everywhere except in IE.
        </div>
    </div>

JSFiddle with HTML/CSS examples

In addition to what is displayed in the JSFiddle link, I have attempted applying overflow:visible to various elements without success (I have seen some other IE issues where this resolved the problem). I am looking for a solution to either fix my current implementation or find a new approach to achieve the same outcome. Please note that the containers can vary in height, so a static offset will not work.

cssinternet-explorercss-tables

Answer №1

It appears that there is a compatibility issue with Internet Explorer and certain layout CSS within pseudo elements. The workaround seems to involve placing the element in the DOM with specific layout properties (such as display and width). When these properties are applied within the ::after CSS, the element does not display correctly.

.table
{
    display:table;
    table-layout: fixed;
    width: 100%;
    border:1px solid;
}

.cell
{
    display:table-cell;           
}

.icon
{
   display: table-cell;
   vertical-align: middle;
   width: 20px;
}

.icon::after
{
    font-family:FontAwesome;
    content:"\f054"; 
    font-style:normal;    
    font-size: 14px;
    color:magenta;    
}

<div class="table">
    <div class="cell">Some text</div>
    <div class="icon"></div>
</div>

Interestingly, when all the necessary styles are applied within the after tag, space is reserved for the content but the content itself is not displayed. This can be observed when there is a significant amount of text in the "cell" class div.

Example

While not an ideal solution, it does serve as a temporary fix.

Answer №2

This solution is compatible with all browsers. I made some adjustments by moving the :after to the wrapper and applying various styles. Since the font-awesome item tends to be slightly misaligned towards the top, a small margin is necessary to bring it down. This is inherent in its design.

Revised CSS:

.tableWrap
{
    display: table;
    table-layout: fixed;
    width: 100%;
    vertical-align: middle;
}


.wrapper
{
    width:100%;
    vertical-align: middle;
    float:left;
}

.wrapper:after
{
    margin-top:5px;
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    content: "\f054";    
    vertical-align: middle;
    width: 20px;
    font-size: 14px;
    color:red; 
    float:right;
}

.jsFiddleDisplay
{
    margin-top:10px; 
    border:1px solid; 
    padding:30px 0px;
}

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