Black Box on Active window

I have a black blox that now appears around the active widow and will stay on screen even after I clse the overall page or program. It doesn't disappear till I click on the desktop.
How do I get rid of the black box
Thanks for you help

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Sounds like you've inadvertenly activated VoiceOver. Navigate to  menu > System Preferences... > Universal Access > Seeing > and ensure VoiceOver is off.
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