Google Chrome showing black border on focus state for button user agent styles

Recently i was working on a web design project, and noticed something odd, after the last Google Chrome update. The default border style(user agent style) for button is changed, and which is looking visually annoying to me.

Is there any method to modify/restore the default browser styles, i.e., user agent styles permanently?

here are some images of the problem:

i have also checked other websites and even google

also checked the dev tool, found this border styles applied on the focus state of the button

Solution 1:

This is because the new chrome update https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2020/05/nic83#forms

you can override black outline in most cases by

*,*:focus,*:hover{
    outline:none;
}

and you can see this article

https://web.dev/style-focus/#use-:focus-visible-to-selectively-show-a-focus-indicator

if you want to remove outline just for mouse user.

Solution 2:

You could try disabling this flag: chrome://flags/#form-controls-refresh 

Apparently the 83+ version of chrome changed how forms are rendered / handled: https://blog.chromium.org/2020/03/updates-to-form-controls-and-focus.html

Here is a relevent Google Support page which links to the blog post above: https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/48974735?hl=en

Solution 3:

The issue isn't Chromium's new contrasting focus ring, it's the default behavior across browsers that clicking triggers the focus ring.

The focus ring appears on click when the <button> appearance is altered or receives tabindex attribute.

Accessibility is a must and the new contrasting black and white focus ring is a great step forward. However there are developers (including me) that don't want the focus ring to be present when using the mouse.

Solutions

1. focus-visible polyfill

/*
  This will hide the focus indicator if the element receives focus via the mouse,
  but it will still show up on keyboard focus.
*/
.js-focus-visible :focus:not(.focus-visible) {
  outline: none;
}

if you're using a framework that overrides classes, use the focus visible attributes.

[data-js-focus-visible] :focus:not([data-focus-visible-added]) {
  outline: none;
}

2. :focus-visible css pseudo selector. Chrome and Firefox now support this property. Currently Safari has no support. MDN Browser Compatibility

/*
  This will hide the focus indicator if the element receives focus via the mouse,
  but it will still show up on keyboard focus.
*/

button:focus:not(:focus-visible) {
 outline: none;
}

Keep in mind that for mobile users, if there's an element that triggers the soft keyboard to pop up, such as <input type="text">, it should have visual indication that it is focused.