There are some tricks that are so universal, so handy you sometimes forget that they are tricks at all. Over the years they become this plethora of information you store in your back pocket and apply to nearly every website without even thinking about it so that you can expect more consistent, cross-browser results. One of those said useful tricks is {outline:none;} by applying this as follows: input:focus, textarea:focus {outline:none;} You can get rid of that blue feathered outline...