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Remove Tap Highlight & Focus Outlines on Mobile

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Category
Utilities & Scripts
Last Updated
Feb 2, 2026

Overview

This snippet removes the default tap highlight and focus outlines on mobile and WebKit browsers. It stops the gray/blue flash on iOS/Android when tapping and hides the default focus ring, giving you full control over how active and focused elements look.

Setup

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Add External Scripts

Copy & paste the scripts before the </body> tag of your project. If you added them before for another setup, skip this step.

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Add HTML

Place the code in an HTML widget or add it through Elementor → Custom Code (before the closing </body> tag) either globally or only on selected pages.

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Add custom CSS

Paste the code through the page or site settings, or add it via Elementor → Custom Code (before </body>) for broader use.

* {
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; /* no tap flash */
  -webkit-focus-ring-color: transparent;    /* no blue ring */
  outline: none;                            /* no outline */
}

img::selection {
  background: transparent; /* no drag highlight */
}
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Add custom Javascript

Paste the script through Elementor → Custom Code (set to load after </body>) for site-wide or page-specific loading.

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Add custom PHP

Place the PHP snippet inside your theme’s functions.php or using any code snippet to enable logic.

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Publish and preview live

Some solutions only work on the live site. Always publish and test after each change, as results may not appear in the editor.