cursor:pointer on pseudo element IE

Question

I am implementing a close button on an element containing text with CSS. The close button is generated content from a pseudo element with content:\'X\';. I need

Answer 1

demo

div{
    font-size:2em;
    position:relative;
    display:inline-block;
    border:1px solid #000;
    margin:20px;
    padding:20px;
}
div:after{
    cursor:pointer;
    display:block;
    position:absolute;
    height:20px;
    width:20px;
    top:-10px;
    right:-10px;
    content:'X';
    font-size:15px;
}

    some text