Press Releases - Arconic - Arconic Portal

Locations - Arconic - Arconic Portal

Ethics and Compliance - Arconic - Arconic Portal

Social - Arconic - Arconic Portal

Customer Information - Arconic - Arconic Portal

Privacy - Arconic - Arconic Portal

Governance - Arconic - Arconic Portal

Automotive & Commercial Transportation - Arconic - Arconic Portal

Packaging - Arconic - Arconic Portal

Aerospace & Defense - Arconic - Arconic Portal

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)

ensure-focus-is-not-obscured-minimum

July 2025

June 2025

Arconic Inc.

Title / URL	Issues
Press Releases - Arconic - Arconic Portalwww.arconic.com/press-releases	41
Locations - Arconic - Arconic Portalarconic.com/locations	33
Ethics and Compliance - Arconic - Arconic Portalarconic.com/ethics	28
Social - Arconic - Arconic Portalarconic.com/social	28
Customer Information - Arconic - Arconic Portalarconic.com/customers	28
Privacy - Arconic - Arconic Portalarconic.com/privacy	26
Governance - Arconic - Arconic Portalarconic.com/governance	26
Automotive & Commercial Transportation - Arconic - Arconic Portalarconic.com/automotive	25
Packaging - Arconic - Arconic Portalarconic.com/packaging	24
Aerospace & Defense - Arconic - Arconic Portalarconic.com/aerospace	24

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Arconic Inc.

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