Styling Accessible Modern Form Controls

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Design sleek, accessible form inputs, custom checkboxes, and custom focus-visible rings.

The Modern :focus-visible Pseudo-Class

The :focus-visible pseudo-class applies a focus ring only when the user is navigating via keyboard (Tab key), preventing annoying outlines on mouse clicks while preserving accessibility.

Accessible Focus Ring with :focus-visible

Try It Yourself »

button:focus {
  outline: none; /* Hide default outline for mouse clicks */
}
button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #10b981; /* High-contrast outline for keyboard navigation */
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

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Test Yourself With Exercise

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Which CSS pseudo-class targets focus states specifically when activated by keyboard navigation?

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