position: absolute
Refers to its containing block, and that's where some problems begin.
float: left|right
The float model has a lot of quirks due to some aspects of a layout element.
display: inline-block
Sometimes a cure when the element is at inline level and needs layout. Applying layout is probably the only real effect of this property. The “inline-block behaviour” itself can be achieved in IE, but quite independently: IE/Win: inline-block and hasLayout.
width: any value
This is often an implicit fix, more often the trigger when hasLayout does things wrong.
height: any value
height: 1% is used in the Holly Hack.
zoom: any value (MSDN)
MS proprietary, does not validate. zoom: 1 can be used for debugging.
writing-mode: tb-rl (MSDN)
MS proprietary, does not validate.
Refers to its containing block, and that's where some problems begin.
float: left|right
The float model has a lot of quirks due to some aspects of a layout element.
display: inline-block
Sometimes a cure when the element is at inline level and needs layout. Applying layout is probably the only real effect of this property. The “inline-block behaviour” itself can be achieved in IE, but quite independently: IE/Win: inline-block and hasLayout.
width: any value
This is often an implicit fix, more often the trigger when hasLayout does things wrong.
height: any value
height: 1% is used in the Holly Hack.
zoom: any value (MSDN)
MS proprietary, does not validate. zoom: 1 can be used for debugging.
writing-mode: tb-rl (MSDN)
MS proprietary, does not validate.