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i have a new class for my footer texts in style.css and my page is . now in firefox my text align "left" is working fine but in IE it's on center . what should i do ?


example : <li><a href="" class="footer">هاست لینوکس معمولی</a></li>
<li><a href="" class="footer">هاست ویندوز معمولی</a></li>
<li><a href="" class="footer">هاست لینوکس پر حجم</a></li>
<li><a href="" class="footer">هاست ویندوز پرحجم</a></li>
<li><a href="" class="footer">SSL گواهینامه</a></li>

my footer class on style.css is :
a.footer {
color: black;
text-align:left;
}

a:hover.footer {
color: black;
text-align:left;

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Brief diagnosis and practical checks that are missing from the thread.

was right that using a single class for the footer is cleaner, but that alone won't fix a browser-rendering difference. The core issue is how browsers handle alignment and the element display model: text-align controls inline content inside a block container, so applying alignment to an inline element (an anchor) can behave inconsistently across engines. Also check whether page directionality (RTL for Persian) or a missing/quirky DOCTYPE is forcing Internet Explorer into a nonstandard mode — both change default alignment behavior. See the spec-level notes on text alignment and rendering modes: text-align (MDN) and .

Practical troubleshooting steps (fast):

  • Inspect the anchor and its parents with IE’s Developer Tools and look at the computed text-align and display values to see who is winning the cascade.
  • Check the UL/LI and container rules for any text-align:center or a CSS reset that targets lists or anchors.
  • Confirm the page is in standards mode (valid DOCTYPE) and not triggering an older IE document mode.
  • Verify dir/direction if content is RTL; explicitly setting direction on the container removes ambiguity.

Reliable fixes to try (noninvasive):

  • Move alignment to the block-level parent (LI or UL) or make the link behave as a block-level element so alignment applies predictably.
  • Avoid relying on inherited alignment in mixed-direction layouts; set direction and alignment explicitly on the container.
  • Use specificity (or as a last resort !important) only after confirming no other stylesheet is overriding the rule.

These steps identify why Firefox and IE differ and lead to a stable cross-browser solution.

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for the footer CSS you have "a.footer." That should instead be "a .footer." However, why not just get rid of the "a.footer" and the "a:hover.footer" and combine them into one style: ".footer" since the styles do not change and are not anchor specific

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it dosn't solve this issue . i need the best solution

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