How can I get IE8 to accept a CSS :before tag?

Question

I have the following CSS code

.editable:before {
    content: url(../images/icons/icon1.png);
    padding-right:5px;
}

this is used in conj

Answer 1

Update: I misread the page! IE 8 does support :before with images, it just doesn't when it is in IE7 compatibility mode.

IE8 supports :before, but not and also images as content when not in compatibility mode. Kudos to @toscho for testing!

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• Detailed comparison of which browsers can deal with what sort of content

How I love quirksmode.org, which makes dealing with this stuff at least half-way bearable. The guy deserves a medal!