CSS Hack for Width Function Compatibility

I think there's a lot of problems when it comes to the standards of web development and design techniques. One thing here which seems to pop up every once in a while is the compatibility issue CSS seems to have with each internet site browser. Sometimes, a function works with most internet site browsers, while oftentimes, a CSS function just works with a specific internet site browser. Yes, just one, and that is seldom Microsoft's Internet Explorer!

Now that we have fast mobile computing capabilities, most web developers and designers nowadays are going for CSS styled pages on their internet sites. This is because using CSS would assure compatibility with most platforms. But sometimes, a damn problem arises, in which solutions are also provided by actually the same set of designers. I think this is because they often have to face the problem, and thus come up with a hack to answer a damn problem! For instance, with IE, CSS width function seamlessly. But with other internet site browsers, it seems to do nothing at all! Don't worry, for there is a hack in which to correct the problem, my friend. Just follow the codes below, and I assure you that you'll never face another width compatibility problem in your web development life.

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span {
width: 100px;
display: block
}

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