#### Bug, feature request, or proposal: vertical text alignment is always top in IE 11 browser. unable to control the alignment. #### What is the expected behavior? Need vertical text alignment to be middle in Mat-table in IE 11 browser #### What is the current behavior? vertical text alignment is always top in IE 11 browser #### What are the steps to reproduce? Check the official mat-table link below. https://material.angular.io/components/table/overview #### What is the use-case or motivation for changing an existing behavior? #### Which versions of Angular, Material, OS, TypeScript, browsers are affected? IE 11 browser. Angular version 5 #### Is there anything else we should know?