Remove dotted outline from range input element in Firefox

Question

Firefox, since version 23, natively supports the <input type="range"> element, but I couldn’t figure out how to remove the dotted outline. The following CSS has no effect:

input[type='range'], 
input[type='range']:focus, 
input[type='range']:active, 
input[type='range']::-moz-focus-inner, 
input[type='range']:-moz-focusring {
    border: 0;
    outline: none;
}

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this issue in Firefox?

Example: https://jsfiddle.net/pF37g/

Gentilesse

Can u show a fiddle? Not seeing any outline here: jsfiddle.net/tGUAR – Operon

Don't remove the outline from links and form elements (outlinenone.com) (I don't see one either, though. W7/Fx23) – Reneerenegade

Those dotted outlines are an accessibility feature, not a bug :) – Albedo

Please look at the example above! – Gentilesse

@Albedo doesn't mean that you shouldn't be able to remove them or re-style them yourself. – Lights

Relevant bug is bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=932410. Seeing as it is a bug, I don’t expect anyone to answer with something better than a fix, but you never know. – Bak

if you remove all of those styles you initially posted (that is, leave the input unstyled) there is no outline at all in Firefox for Mac. – Claribel

@Gentilesse Same here. Firefox 26.0 Mac. No outline when input is not styled - jsfiddle.net/pF37g/89 – Impact

@Gentilesse Firefox 27.0 (Windows), no outline in your example. – Nakano

A different bug (the one this question was likely prompted by, the one causing a border to be displayed regardless of system theming) was fixed for Mac and Windows in usual cases. Please try a different environment with no default focus theme. – Bak

I don't see any outline in my Firefox on Wins 7 – Antihelix

Confirmed that @dugokontov's solution works - could you accept that solution for future googlers? – Reconnaissance

Answer 1

Unfortunately, you can't! (update; you now can)

It's a bug in Firefox and there is no work-around to fix this besides from fixing the source base itself (see below).

Also see Jonathan Watt's blog (who is working on this):

Known issues:

• the default CSS styled appearance still needs work, and native theming (giving the slider the appearance of the operating system's theme) is still to come ...

In a reply to a comment in his blog about this very same issue he states:

Right now you can't - sorry. I've filed bug 932410 to make that possible.

At the moment of writing there appear to be no progress on this and it's not known when a official fix will be available.

Update

Since this answer was posted the bug has been fixed. You can now use (as stated in other answers, but I include it here for completeness):

input[type=range]::-moz-focus-outer {
    border: 0;
    }

Maynor

Thanks; you’re entirely correct. (I have commented about it, though.) – Bak

Answer 2

It can be done with new version of Firefox. As stated here, this bug is fixed. So it is possible to hide outer dotted border. To do so, set ::-moz-focus-outer's border to 0, like this:

input[type=range]::-moz-focus-outer {
    border: 0;
}

Here is working example: http://jsfiddle.net/n2dsc/1/

In webkit browsers outer line will appear if -webkit-appearance: none; is set. To remove it, just set :focus's outline to none, like this:

input[type=range]:focus {
    outline: none;
}

Here is working example: http://jsfiddle.net/8b5Mm/1/

Enantiomorph

I can confirm ::-moz-focus-outer works as expected. This should be the accepted answer. – Odor

Answer 3

As Ken already pointed out, there is no way to remove the outline. However, there is a work-around to "hide" the outline if you know the background-color of the parent element. Assuming a white background the following CSS would hide the dotted outline:

input[type=range] {
    border: 1px solid white;
    outline: 2px solid white;
    outline-offset: -1px;
}

Your updated example: http://jsfiddle.net/9fVdd/15/

Enterogastrone

Yes, it works. That is the first workaround that works. Congratulations! – Librium

But you got jumping element, because of the added border. Without that border, the slider will be cropped. see here: jsfiddle.net/pF37g/100 – Librium

The styles have to be applied for all states (input[type=range]), not only for :focus, as you can see in my JsFiddle – Enterogastrone

you should use border: 1px solid transparent; for avoid future design issues – Hinayana

@FacundoColombier the border is used to add 1px space for the outline. The outline is overlying the border, so the border-color doesn't matter. – Enterogastrone

Answer 4

If you can settle for a wrapping element (it's likely you already have a wrapping LI or P), you can use FireFox-only CSS to position the input out of view and reposition the track/thumb in view.

• Note 1 - don't try to use translateX - I think FireFox uses that to actually slide the thumb - so stick with translateY
• Note 2 - Be sure to test with keyboard navigation. You should only move the input by the smallest amount possible to get the dotted lines out of sight. If you position it waaay far away (translateY(-1000em)) - then you will break usability for keyboard navigation.

Here ya go:

HTML

<span class="range-wrap"><input type="range" /></span>

CSS

.range-wrap {
    overflow: hidden;
}
input[type='range'] {
    -moz-transform: translateY(-3em);
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-track {
    -moz-transform: translateY(3em)
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
    -moz-transform: translateY(3em);
}

http://jsfiddle.net/pF37g/98/

Ciro

If you tab through the page and the range input gets the focus, the viewport would scroll to the outside positioned element. See jsfiddle.net/pF37g/102 – Enterogastrone

@Enterogastrone - that's a great point. My suggestion would be to move it just out of sight (fiddle). I think 100em is a bit overkill, but it's a very good point, especially for people like myself who are accustomed to typing things like text-indent: -1000em. note translateX breaks the thumb usability (likely b/c FF is using translateX to position the thumb), so don't try translateX. – Ciro

Answer 5

Dotted outline is not an issue, it's browser's way to show the input element is selected. What you can do is set tabIndex to -1 which will prevent your input element from taking focus on tab and, consequently, from having the outline:

<input class="size" type="range" tabIndex="-1" name="size" min="1" max="6" value="6"></input>

But after doing this you will lose some keyboard accessibility. It is better to have input element keyboard accessible.

Here is the fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/pF37g/14/

Instillation

Unfortunately, I can still see the dotted outline (Mac, Firefox 23). – Gentilesse

I can still see the outline, Linux, FF 74 – Anastaciaanastas

Answer 6

If any custom styling is applied to input[type='range'] then Firefox use a different model (beta) to render the range input.

You can see the 2 different models here:

http://jsfiddle.net/pF37g/75/

Currently I do not believe it is currently possible to have a custom CSS styled input range box in Firefox to adhere to outline: 0; as of Firefox 27.0

Franklyn

It doesn’t, and the rule doesn’t make sense to begin with. ::-moz-focus-inner and :-moz-focusring will cause the whole thing to be ignored by any WebKit-based browser, and -webkit-* properties obviously won’t be supported by Firefox. You may be using a browser/operating system/other environment that doesn’t display a focus ring on slider elements to begin with if that fiddle works for you. – Bak

@Charmander the selectors are right from the original question. – Franklyn

Ah, thanks for pointing that out. So you’ve added a bunch of WebKit properties for a question asking about removing Firefox focus rings, then? Firefox is not a WebKit-based browser. Its rendering engine is Gecko, and the combination of the two sets of prefixes here, as explained above, will render both equally ineffective. – Bak

I linked the JSFiddle – Franklyn

Thank you, I saw it. I’m sorry if my first two words weren’t clear enough, but it does not work and there is no reason it should work. If it works for you, please verify that it is because of your CSS rule and not an effect of the rest of your environment. This especially if you’re browsing on a WebKit-based browser, because, as I’ve again mentioned above, the question has to do with Firefox. – Bak

Thank you, but outline: 0; is equivalent to outline: none; as far as display goes, and shouldn’t offer any advantage over the original question’s CSS. (Indeed, it doesn’t.) – Bak

Answer 7

To make it complete: The Bug has been fixed and now it's working with:

input[type=range]::-moz-focus-outer { border: 0; }

to remove all outlines from all input-tags use:

input::-moz-focus-inner, input::-moz-focus-outer { border: none; }

source: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=932410#c7

Manipulator

Answer 8

You can not. It seams to be a bug in Firefox.

It makes two outlines for the range element. One you can influence by css setting and a second, which is resistant against any manipulation.

I set the outline visible to show the issues: input[type='range']:focus { outline: 5px solid green; }

Here you can see it:

http://jsfiddle.net/pF37g/97/

Librium

Answer 9

What worked for me was this

input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
  border: 0;
}

Demineralize

Answer 10

I have little research in config section of mozilla add this too

 :-moz-any-link:focus {
    outline: none;
 }
 a, a:active, a:visited, a:hover {
    outline: 0;
}

then

:focus {
   outline: none;
}

then

::-moz-focus-inner {
      border: 0;
}

Jenson

Perhaps you ought to try your proposed solutions before answering (incorrectly) with them. – Bak

Answer 11

Here comes the solution

:focus {
    outline:none;
}

::-moz-focus-inner {
    border:0;
}

Dinnie