angularjs jqlite element.css() error ie 11.0

Question

Error in backdropElement.css()

TypeError: The object does not support the property or method "css"

var backdropElement = angular.element('<div class="alert-backdrop"/>');
backdropElement.css({
  position: 'fixed',
  top: '0px',
  left: '0px',
  bottom: '0px',
  right: '0px'
});