A visible focus indicator is essential for anyone navigating a site by keyboard, yet it's one of the most commonly stripped-out styles when developers remove the default browser outline for aesthetic reasons without replacing it with something equally visible.
This tool lets you design a custom focus outline — adjusting width, offset, color, and line style — and preview it live by clicking or tabbing to the sample button, then copy the resulting CSS.
Using `:focus-visible` instead of `:focus` (which the generated CSS does) shows the outline specifically for keyboard navigation while staying invisible for mouse clicks, which is now the recommended modern approach for balancing accessibility with visual polish.
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Frequently asked questions
Why use :focus-visible instead of :focus?
It shows the focus outline for keyboard users (who need it to navigate) while suppressing it for mouse clicks (where it's often considered visually unnecessary), giving the best of both experiences.
Is it ever acceptable to remove focus outlines entirely?
No — removing focus indicators without a clear replacement makes a site unusable for keyboard and assistive-technology users, and is considered a serious accessibility failure.