Internet Explorer - CSS Shadow All Around

Question

I have been ripping my hair out over this issue, I want a simple shadow that does around the whole element, besides for the top. I got it to work in Firefox and Chrome with

Answer 1

Similar to Above Answer (See Note Below):

#boxContainer{ 
   filter:
        progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=3, Direction=0, Color='#000000'),
        progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=3, Direction=90, Color='#000000'),
        progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=3, Direction=180, Color='#000000'),
        progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=3, Direction=270, Color='#000000');
}

Important: Keep in mind there's also a bug in IE where it will apply that same style to child elements. So you may need to apply a "counter"/"Nullifier" if you will.

Example:

#boxContainer button, #boxContainer div, #boxContainer span {
  /* Nullify Inherited Effect - Set "Strength=0" */
  filter:
    progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=0, Direction=0, Color='#000000'),
    progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=0, Direction=90, Color='#000000'),
    progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=0, Direction=180, Color='#000000'),
    progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=0, Direction=270, Color='#000000');
}