Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
Summary
The ::-ms-thumb CSS pseudo-element represents the "thumb" that the user can move within the "groove" of an <input> of type="range" to alter its numerical value.
Specification
Not part of any specification, though Microsoft has a description on MSDN.
See also
- The pseudo-elements used by IE/Edge to style other parts of a range input:
- Similar pseudo-elements used by other browsers:
- CSS-Tricks: Styling Cross-Browser Compatible Range Inputs with CSS
- QuirksMode: Styling and scripting sliders