css selection is not working in IE

Question

am using the following css code for the style, but it is not working with any of the IE version :(

is there any solution in css or any kind of script(js) can resolve this???

::selection {
background: #990000; 
}

::-moz-selection {
background: #009900; /* firefox*/
}

Answer 1

Quirksmode confirms this isn't supported in IE. I know of no alternative to this (CSS or JS) for IE.

Answer 2

Try this link to see if your browser supports it.