:visible for input type=hidden behaves differently in different browsers

[erobrich@…]

Consider this markup:

<input type="hidden" id="someid" />

Consider this jQuery:

$("#someid").is(":visible")

In Chrome 24 and IE 9 it yields false (correct), in IE 8 it yields true (incorrect).

[mikesherov]

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[erobrich@…]

Here is a jsFiddle example: ​http://jsfiddle.net/robrich/WNZqJ/ When run in Chrome 24 and IE 9 it yields false (correct), in IE 8 it yields true (incorrect).

[bjohn465]

Using IE 8 on Windows XP and Windows 7 in BrowserStack, I get "false" when viewing the test case at ​http://fiddle.jshell.net/robrich/WNZqJ/show/

[dmethvin]

Duplicate of #13132.