CSS :focus Pseudo-class
Example
Select and style an input field when it gets focus:
input:focus
{
background-color: yellow;
}
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Definition and Usage
The CSS :focus pseudo-class
is used to select and style the element that gets focus.
| Version: | CSS2 |
|---|
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specifies the first browser version that fully supports the pseudo-class.
| Pseudo-class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :focus | 4.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 9.6 |
CSS Syntax
More Examples
Example
Change background color and width when an input field gets focus:
input:focus {
background-color: yellow;
width: 250px;
}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Pseudo classes
