To reproduce the problem var aa = jQuey("#content").css('z-index'); var bb = (/^\d+$/.test($("#content").css('z-index')));
1.2.6 FF - aa -> auto; bb -> false IE6 -aa -> 0 ; bb->true 1.2.3 FF - aa -> auto; bb -> false IE6 -aa -> undefined ; bb->false the element <div id="content"> some content here </div> in css there is no attached z-index of this element Regards Tony