Accessibility glossary

Focus indicator

The visible outline showing which element the keyboard is currently on.

Keyboard users need to see where they are. Removing focus outlines in CSS (outline: none) without a replacement fails WCAG 2.4.7.

Use :focus-visible to provide a strong, clearly visible focus style.

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What does Focus indicator mean?
The visible outline showing which element the keyboard is currently on.

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