jquery : focus to div is not working

a <div> can be focused if it has a tabindex attribute. (the value can be set to -1)

For example:

$("#focus_point").attr("tabindex",-1).focus();

---

In addition, consider setting outline: none !important; so it displayed without a focus rectangle.

var element = $("#focus_point");
element.css('outline', 'none !important')
       .attr("tabindex", -1)
       .focus();