diff --git a/client/src/app/panel/tabs/variable-outline/VariableOutlineTab.less b/client/src/app/panel/tabs/variable-outline/VariableOutlineTab.less
index b00cb8c186..b0fb3afe49 100644
--- a/client/src/app/panel/tabs/variable-outline/VariableOutlineTab.less
+++ b/client/src/app/panel/tabs/variable-outline/VariableOutlineTab.less
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@
       font-size: 14px !important;
     }
   }
+  
+  .bio-vo-text-button {
+    height: 2rem; 
+    width: 100%;
+    padding-left: 2px;
+  }
+
+  .bio-vo-text-button:focus-visible {
+    outline: none;
+    box-shadow: inset var(--focus-shadow);
+
+  }
 
   .bio-vo-search-container,
   .bio-vo-search-container>*+* {
@@ -63,6 +75,14 @@
   tr {
     block-size: 2rem !important;
 
+    // .cds--table-sort:focus {
+    //   outline: none;
+    // }
+
+    // .cds--table-sort:focus-visible {
+    //   outline: none;
+    // }
+
     .cds--table-sort__flex {
       min-block-size: 2rem !important;
     }
@@ -75,4 +95,5 @@
   .cds--popover {
     z-index: 100000 !important;
   }
+
 }
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