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I have three drop down button I want to click the specific dropdown and pop up the list and display on the that specific click dropdown , not in all

I have three drop down button that I style them using the same class. When I click any of them it pops up a list where I select any list under the dropdown and display it on the button.
The problem is that it's displaying in all of the three dropdowns even though I focus on the specific drop down and I am voiding to have along code by changing each an every dropdown an ID and target on it. If there's away to do it may you please help.
.dropdownbox>button {
color: #7C99AA;
background-color: white;
border: 1px solid #7C99AA;
border-radius: 0.5em;
padding: 0.7em 1em;
width: 10vw;
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 1.4em;
user-select: none;
cursor: pointer;
text-indent: 1px;
text-overflow: '';
text-align: center;
outline: none;
text-align: center;
}
ul.menu {
list-style: none;
position: absolute;
margin: 0 auto;
width: 8vw;
overflow: hidden;
height: 0px;
margin-top: 2px;
background: white;
color: #9FA5B5;
border-radius: 10px;
cursor: pointer;
box-shadow: 0 0.5em 1em rgb(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
padding: 5px 20;
position: absolute;
}
ul.menu li {
font-size: 16px;
padding: 0.7em 0em;
margin: -0.3em 0;
border-radius: 0.5em;
cursor: pointer;
}
ul.menu li:hover {
color: white;
background: #7C99AA;
}
.menu.showMenu {
height: 20vh;
}
<div class="wrapCollect3">
<div class="dropdownbox">
<button class="dropbtn" id="penaltybtn">Select</button>
</div>
<ul id="menu3" class="menu">
<li id="applicc">Not Applicable</li>
<li id="appYes">Yes</li>
<li id="appNo">No</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="dropdownbox">
<button class="dropbtn" id="offboarding">Select</button>
</div>
<ul id="menu1" class="menu">
<li name="offboarding" id="resignation">Resignation</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="contract">Contract Expiration</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="retrenchment">Retrenchment</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="dismissal">Dismissal</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="retirement">Retirement</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="collecWrap">
<div class="dropdownbox">
<button class="dropbtn" id="dropbtn">Collected</button>
</div>
<ul id="menu2" class="menu">
<li id="returnNot" value="NotReturned">Not Returned</li>
<li id="majority" value="majority">Majority Returned</li>
<li id="all">All Returned</li>
</ul>
</div>

You can try it like this:
$('.dropdownbox').click(function() {
$('.menu').hide();
$(this).next('.menu').show();
});
I've also changed your css a little bit. I've removed height:0px from ul.menu and added display:none;
$('.dropdownbox').click(function() {
$('.menu').hide();
$(this).next('.menu').show();
});
.dropdownbox>button {
color: #7C99AA;
background-color: white;
border: 1px solid #7C99AA;
border-radius: 0.5em;
padding: 0.7em 1em;
width: 10vw;
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 1.4em;
user-select: none;
cursor: pointer;
text-indent: 1px;
text-overflow: '';
text-align: center;
outline: none;
text-align: center;
}
ul.menu {
list-style: none;
position: absolute;
margin: 0 auto;
width: 8vw;
overflow: hidden;
margin-top: 2px;
background: white;
color: #9FA5B5;
border-radius: 10px;
cursor: pointer;
box-shadow: 0 0.5em 1em rgb(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
padding: 5px 20px;
position: absolute;
display:none;
}
ul.menu li {
font-size: 16px;
padding: 0.7em 0em;
margin: -0.3em 0;
border-radius: 0.5em;
cursor: pointer;
}
ul.menu li:hover {
color: white;
background: #7C99AA;
}
.menu.showMenu {
height: 20vh;
}
.wrapper,.wrapCollect3,.collectWrap{
display: inline-block;}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="wrapCollect3">
<div class="dropdownbox">
<button class="dropbtn" id="penaltybtn">Select</button>
</div>
<ul id="menu3" class="menu">
<li id="applicc">Not Applicable</li>
<li id="appYes">Yes</li>
<li id="appNo">No</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="dropdownbox">
<button class="dropbtn" id="offboarding">Select</button>
</div>
<ul id="menu1" class="menu">
<li name="offboarding" id="resignation">Resignation</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="contract">Contract Expiration</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="retrenchment">Retrenchment</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="dismissal">Dismissal</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="retirement">Retirement</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="collecWrap">
<div class="dropdownbox">
<button class="dropbtn" id="dropbtn">Collected</button>
</div>
<ul id="menu2" class="menu">
<li id="returnNot" value="NotReturned">Not Returned</li>
<li id="majority" value="majority">Majority Returned</li>
<li id="all">All Returned</li>
</ul>
</div>

You are not too clear in your answer, and you are providing no working code,
But If I get it, you need to show on the button the text you click in the submenu, like "emulating a select".
It's quite easy.
So, on the 3 main parents add a class
<div class="wrapCollect3 buttonParent">
[...]
<div class="wrapper buttonParent">
[...]
<div class="collecWrap buttonParent">
In js, add a function to retrieve them on click
function getParentByClass(el, className, maxDepth=10) {
let i=0;
while (!el.classList.contains(className)) {
el=el.parentElement;
i++;
if (i>maxDepth) return false;
}
return el;
}
call it like this:
// In your onclick function,
// given "el" as the clicked submenu button
let parent = getParentByClass(el, "buttonParent")
Now find the button inside the buttonParent of the clicked submenu, and set its text as the text you clicked in the submenu
parent.querySelector('button').innerText = el.getText();
Now you just need to fix the "hide" submenu when you click outside the submenu. I leave this exercise to you, because this is not "code solution" website, and we are here always to learn! Cheers!
/// Taken from Carsten Løvbo Andersen answer
$('.dropdownbox').click(function() {
$('.menu').hide();
$(this).next('.menu').show();
});
//// Maybe there is some jquery version, but this is universal
/// this find parent by class name, giving a depth in search too
function getParentByClass(el, className, maxDepth=10) {
let i=0;
while (!el.classList.contains(className)) {
el=el.parentElement;
i++;
if (i>maxDepth) return false;
}
return el;
}
document.querySelectorAll("ul.menu li").forEach(function(el){
el.addEventListener('click', function(c){
let li = c.target;
let t = li.innerText;
let p = getParentByClass(li, 'parentButton');
p.querySelector('button').innerText = t;
$('.menu').hide();
});
});
.dropdownbox>button {
color: #7C99AA;
background-color: white;
border: 1px solid #7C99AA;
border-radius: 0.5em;
padding: 0.7em 1em;
width: 10vw;
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 1.4em;
user-select: none;
cursor: pointer;
text-indent: 1px;
text-overflow: '';
text-align: center;
outline: none;
text-align: center;
}
ul.menu {
list-style: none;
position: absolute;
margin: 0 auto;
width: 8vw;
overflow: hidden;
margin-top: 2px;
background: white;
color: #9FA5B5;
border-radius: 10px;
cursor: pointer;
box-shadow: 0 0.5em 1em rgb(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
padding: 5px 20px;
position: absolute;
display:none;
}
ul.menu li {
font-size: 16px;
padding: 0.7em 0em;
margin: -0.3em 0;
border-radius: 0.5em;
cursor: pointer;
}
ul.menu li:hover {
color: white;
background: #7C99AA;
}
.menu.showMenu {
height: 20vh;
}
.wrapper,.wrapCollect3,.collectWrap{
display: inline-block;}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="wrapCollect3 parentButton">
<div class="dropdownbox">
<button class="dropbtn" id="penaltybtn">Select</button>
</div>
<ul id="menu3" class="menu">
<li id="applicc">Not Applicable</li>
<li id="appYes">Yes</li>
<li id="appNo">No</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="wrapper parentButton">
<div class="dropdownbox">
<button class="dropbtn" id="offboarding">Select</button>
</div>
<ul id="menu1" class="menu">
<li name="offboarding" id="resignation">Resignation</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="contract">Contract Expiration</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="retrenchment">Retrenchment</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="dismissal">Dismissal</li>
<li name="offboarding" id="retirement">Retirement</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="collecWrap parentButton">
<div class="dropdownbox">
<button class="dropbtn" id="dropbtn">Collected</button>
</div>
<ul id="menu2" class="menu">
<li id="returnNot" value="NotReturned">Not Returned</li>
<li id="majority" value="majority">Majority Returned</li>
<li id="all">All Returned</li>
</ul>
</div>

Dropdown menu nav bar issues

I have a problem with my dropdown menu code, and sign up and sign in button which they are out of the box? I try many ways to code the dropdown menu it still can't solve. Please give me some suggestions on how to code it?
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<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
<title>Aunty Grocery</title>
* {
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
}
/*Nav-bar top*/
.navigation-bar {
background-color: #fff;
height: 60px;
width: 100%;
box-shadow: 0 2px 5px #000;
}
/*Logo left*/
.logo {
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: top;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-left: 10px;
width: 70px;
height: 50px;
float: left;
}
/*Nav-menu in Center*/
.navigation-bar ul {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
text-align: center;
/*padding to move their position*/
padding: 22px 150px 22px 0px;
}
.navigation-bar li {
display: inline;
margin: 0px 4px 0px 4px;
padding: 5px;
}
.navigation-bar li a {
color: #000;
font-size: 14px;
text-decoration: none;
font-family:arvo;
}
/*menu-link to hover*/
.navigation-bar ul li a:hover {
background-color: #3b9452;
color: #fff;
padding: 26px 20px 21px 20px;
}
/Dropdown Menu/
.Dropdown-menu ul{
Display:none;
}
.Dropdown-menu ul:hover ul {
Display:block;
}
/*account on the right*/
.account-right {
float: right;
position: relative;
border-radius: 5px;
bottom:50px;
text-decoration: none;
background-color:#3b9452;
color:#fff;
padding: 10px 40px 10px 40px;
margin: 0px 5px 0px 5px;
font-family:arvo;
font-size:14px;
}
<nav class="navigation-bar">
<img class="logo" src="Logo.png" alt="Logo" />
<ul class="Dropdown-menu">
<li>Home</li>
<li>About Us</li>
<li>Grocery
<ul>
<li>Vegetables</li>
<li>Meats</li>
<li>Fish</li>
<li>Fruits</li>
<li>Seafood</li>
<li>Cakes,Biscuits</li>
<li>Others</li>
</li>
<li>Career</li>
<li>Contact Us</li>
</ul>
Sign Up </li>
Sign In </li>
</nav>

Actually your <ul> and <li> tags are not closed correctly. After your links you close </li>, and in the "Grocery" sub-list, the sub-list is not correctly closed, so all the code you have after is considered in the sub-list (so are your buttons).
I had it to work with your CSS and this HTML :
<nav class="navigation-bar">
<img class="logo" src="Logo.png" alt="Logo" />
<ul class="Dropdown-menu">
<li>Home</li>
<li>About Us</li>
<li>Grocery
<ul>
<li>Vegetables</li>
<li>Meats</li>
<li>Fish</li>
<li>Fruits</li>
<li>Seafood</li>
<li>Cakes,Biscuits</li>
<li>Others</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Career</li>
<li>Contact Us</li>
</ul>
Sign Up
Sign In
</nav>

change dropdown button text on dropdown items selection

I am trying to develop drop down box list in HTML and CSS. I am trying to toggle drop-down box list on clicking on it. When I select some item, it is not coming in drop-down button.
Below is my code.
function toggleItems() {
$('.dropdown-menu').toggleClass('open');
}
function test() {
var element = document.getElementById("flat-example-2");
if ($(element).hasClass('on')) {
element.classList.remove("on");
} else {
element.classList.add("on");
}
}
.dropdown-menu {
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
left: 0;
z-index: 1000;
float: left;
min-width: 150px;
max-height: 600px;
overflow-x: visible;
overflow-y: visible;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 500;
text-align: left;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
border-radius: 0;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.175);
box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.175);
-webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
background-clip: padding-box;
color: #464646;
transition: all .3s;
transform: translate(-100%);
}
.dropdown-menu.open {
transform: translate(0%);
}
.btn-group,
.btn-group-vertical {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
}
toggle.btn-default {
background: #dedede;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13);
border: 1px solid #2E92FA;
color: #464646;
outline: none;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="btn-group" onclick="toggleItems()">
<button style="width:151px;" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="true">Filter by<span class="caret"></span></button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" style="width:100%;">
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox17">Sensors</label>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox18">Actuators</label>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox19">Digital inputs</label>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox20">Outputs</label>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox21">Converters</label>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
I am not able to select item from drop down. I want to select any item
from the drop down and that item should be selected in drop-down box
list. Can someone help me to make this work? Any help would be
appreciated. Thank you.

First remove the irrelevant code like data-toggle etc...You will need to attach a click event to the dropdown items to change the button text
Also there is no need of using div and label inside of li...so better to remove it
$(".btn-toggle").on("click", function() {
$('.dropdown-menu').toggleClass('open');
});
$(".dropdown-menu li").on("click", function() {
$('.btn-toggle').text($(this).text());
$('.dropdown-menu').removeClass('open');
});
.dropdown-menu {
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
left: 0;
z-index: 1000;
min-width: 150px;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 500;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.175);
color: #464646;
transition: all .3s;
transform: translate(-100%);
}
.dropdown-menu.open {
transform: translate(0%);
}
.btn-group {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: top;
}
.dropdown-menu li {
margin: 5px;
cursor: pointer;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn-toggle" style="width:151px;" type="button">Filter by</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li>Sensors</li>
<li>Actuators</li>
<li>Digital inputs</li>
<li>Outputs</li>
<li>Converters</li>
</ul>
</div>

You don't seem to have an event for when an item is selected from the list.
You'll need to attach a click event, preferably to the li element, and set the text of the dropdown there.
e.g.
$('.dropdown-menu li').click(function() {
var text = $(this).text(); // get text of the clicked item
$(".dropdown-toggle").text(text); // set text to the button (dropdown)
});
Full code:
function toggleItems() {
$('.dropdown-menu').toggleClass('open');
}
$('.dropdown-menu li').click(function() {
var text = $(this).text(); // get text of the clicked item
$(".dropdown-toggle").text(text); // set text text to the button (dropdown)
});
function test() {
var element = document.getElementById("flat-example-2");
if ($(element).hasClass('on')) {
element.classList.remove("on");
} else {
element.classList.add("on");
}
}
.dropdown-menu {
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
left: 0;
z-index: 1000;
float: left;
min-width: 150px;
max-height: 600px;
overflow-x: visible;
overflow-y: visible;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 500;
text-align: left;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
border-radius: 0;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.175);
box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.175);
-webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
background-clip: padding-box;
color: #464646;
transition: all .3s;
transform: translate(-100%);
}
.dropdown-menu.open {
transform: translate(0%);
}
.btn-group,
.btn-group-vertical {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
}
toggle.btn-default {
background: #dedede;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13);
border: 1px solid #2E92FA;
color: #464646;
outline: none;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="btn-group" onclick="toggleItems()">
<button style="width:151px;" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="true">Filter by<span class="caret"></span></button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" style="width:100%;">
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox17">Sensors</label>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox18">Actuators</label>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox19">Digital inputs</label>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox20">Outputs</label>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="margin-left:3px">
<label style="margin-left:2px; margin-right:30px;" class="checkbox-inline" for="inlineCheckbox21">Converters</label>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>

How do I change the width of my dropdown bubble?

I have the following html and css which creates a popped out menu on a click of a button. I want to be able to change the width of the bubble, how can I do this?
This is how the dropdown bubble looks like: http://puu.sh/8St3e.png
screenshot http://puu.sh/8St3e.png
<div class="dropdown" style="display:inline">
<button data-toggle="dropdown" class="btn btn-success" type="button" id="pops" >Select Populations</button>
<ul id="popupDropDown" class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dLabel" width="500px">
</ul>
</div>
.dropdown-menu:before {
position: absolute;
top: -7px;
left: 9px;
display: inline-block;
border-right: 7px solid transparent;
border-bottom: 7px solid #ccc;
border-left: 7px solid transparent;
border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
content: '';
}
.dropdown-menu:after {
position: absolute;
top: -6px;
left: 10px;
display: inline-block;
border-right: 6px solid transparent;
border-bottom: 6px solid #ffffff;
border-left: 6px solid transparent;
content: '';
}

You will need to remove this inline style from the <ul id="popupDropDown" class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dLabel" width="500px"> so that it is as follows:
<ul id="popupDropDown" class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dLabel">
Then you can set the width in css or (better) leave it without a width to let it flex with the content.

Ideas for a complicated menu

I have a slightly complicated menu to code from PSD document and integrate into Wordpress.
This is how it looks:
The result of my work is this:
http://slavisaperisic.com/FlexE/meni_setap.html
Now, when I write function wp_list_pages(); I get the default markup:
<ul>
<li class="page_item"></li>
<li class="page_item"></li>
<li class="page_item"></li>
</ul>
But the markup I created (that gives me the appropriately styled dynamic menu) looks like this:
<div id="menu">
<div id="menu-left"></div>
<div id="main-menu">
<ul>
<li class="active first">
<div class="left_li"></div>
Exploring
<div class="right_li"></div>
</li>
<li class="second">
<div class="left_li"></div>
Using
<div class="right_li"></div>
</li>
<li class="third">
<div class="left_li"></div>
Downloading
<div class="right_li"></div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="menu-right"></div>
</div>
I styled it so that it follows the length of the word in the menu item. Obviously, I can't use the wp_list_pages() function because the structure it gives me is different than the one I need.
Do you have some ideas? Maybe point me to somewhere where I can learn to code it differently or explain it to me?

Try this on for size. I've tested it in Chrome and Firefox.
Mark-up:
<ul>
<li class="page_item active"><a>Exploring</a></li>
<li class="page_item"><a>Using</a></li>
<li class="page_item"><a>Downloading</a></li>
</ul>
CSS:
ul, li { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
ul {
float: left;
background-color: #EEE;
border: 2px solid #DDD;
height: 46px;
position: relative;
border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
}
ul:after {
display: block;
content: "";
position: absolute;
right: -45px;
top: 3px;
width: 0;
height: 0;
border-style: solid;
border-color: transparent transparent #DDD transparent;
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0) rgba(255,255,255,0) #DDD rgba(255,255,255,0);
border-width: 0 45px 45px 0;
}
li {
float: left;
height: 26px;
font-size: 1.2em;
padding: 10px 10px 10px 40px;
background-color: #EEE;
border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
position: relative;
}
li:after {
display: block;
z-index: 1;
position: absolute;
right: -40px;
top: 4px;
width: 0;
height: 0;
content: "";
border-style: solid;
border-color: transparent transparent #EEE transparent;
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0) rgba(255,255,255,0) #EEE rgba(255,255,255,0);
border-width: 0 42px 42px 0;
}
li a {cursor: pointer;}
li a, li.active a:hover {color: #999;}
li a:hover, li.active a {color: white;}
li.active {background-color: lightblue;}
li.active:after {border-bottom-color: lightblue;}
You can see it in action here:
http://static.robinwinslow.co.uk/menustyling.html
I can't test in IE on this Ubuntu machine, but I think:
IE9 should be fine
IE8 should show triangles but not border radii
IE7 won't show triangles or border radii
Is that a good enough solution?

You can use wp_nav_menu to create custom menus. Details can be http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_nav_menu
Using this you can create markup similar to:
<li id="menu-item-21" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-5 current_page_item">
<a href="http://sewsoon.co.uk/">
<strong>Home</strong>
<span>Start Over</span>
</a>
</li>
However, you may want to look into using pseudo elements before: and after: to keep the markup more semantic. Depending upon if you're including javascript libraries or not you could use http://selectivizr.com/ to patch ie support.