<html>
<head>
<style>
input:focus
{
background-color:yellow;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click inside the text fields to see a yellow background:</p>
<form>
First name: <input type="text" name="firstname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lastname">
</form>
<p><b>Note:</b> For :focus to work in IE8, a DOCTYPE must be declared.</p>
</body>
</html>