Its quite awkward to look at the link, when it is clicked and the dotted outline appears on it. To overcome it, just add the following line to your css file: a { outline: 0; } For example, to remove the dotted outline for the menu links on your page, add this to your css: #navigation li a { outline: 0; } ( Assuming you have this menu structure: <ul id="navigation"><li><a href="news.html">News</a></li></ul> )