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When selecting a user interface component with the keyboard, the focus indicator must 
not be completely obscured by anything in front of it.

## Why this matters

When using a keyboard, it is important that the user can see where they are on the page.
If the focus indicator is obscured, the user may not know where they are, and may not
be able to interact with the page.

## Examples

Most common examples include:

* Banners at the top or bottom of the page, such as cookie banners
* Fixed navigation bars
* Fixed footers
* Popup modals, such as cookie consent modals

## How to fix

With elements that cover part of the screen, such as cookie banners, ensure
that the user can scroll to see any content behind the banner, without having to close
the banner.

With popup modals, it should usually be impossible to focus anything behind the modal.
Most common modal frameworks will automatically trap focus within the modal, so that
this is impossible. Example: [Bootstrap Modal](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/components/modal/#live-demo).

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [WCAG 2.4.12](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/focus-not-obscured.html)

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June 2025

May 2025

Adobe Systems Inc

Title / URL	Issues
Adobe products: desktop, web, and mobile applications \| Adobewww.adobe.com/products/catalog.html	100
Industry-leading graphic design apps for designers \| Adobewww.adobe.com/creativecloud/design.html	97
Video Editing Apps: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Adobe Express - Adobewww.adobe.com/creativecloud/video.html	91
Adobe Acrobat for business: Everything you need for documents & e-signatureswww.adobe.com/acrobat/business.html	72
Adobe Firefly - Free Generative AI for creativeswww.adobe.com/products/firefly.html	67
Adobe Acrobat \| Create, edit, and review PDFswww.adobe.com/acrobat.html	61
PDF reader: The original PDF solution \| Adobe Acrobat Readerwww.adobe.com/acrobat/pdf-reader.html	59
3D design software - Adobe Substance 3Dwww.adobe.com/products/substance3d.html	52
e-Sign software: Electronic and digital signatures \| Adobe Acrobat for businesswww.adobe.com/acrobat/business/sign.html	52
Adobe Acrobat PDF solutions for studentswww.adobe.com/acrobat/students.html	50

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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