What is "overflow:scroll\9" or "height:100%\9"?

Question

I was looking through Twitter's CSS and I found this

.dm-threads {
height: 380px;
overflow-x: hidden;
overflow-y: scroll\9;
}

Then I've also found it as an answer on SO here, but there's no information about this anywhere. So Can anyone clarify this for me ? What does the "\9" do ?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8004765/css-9-in-width-property — cimmanon, Oct 31 '13 at 19:24

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 31 '13 at 19:01

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The \9 is a hack For Internet Explorer 8 or below. That rule is only read for this explorers.

See more here http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/css-specific-for-internet-explorer

answered Oct 31 '13 at 19:01

DaniP

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note: IE9 picks up this style, too! – ptim Oct 29 '14 at 07:14

What is "overflow:scroll\9" or "height:100%\9"?

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