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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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April 2025

March 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Contact us \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/Contact-us	34
Advocacy priorities \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/About-us/Advocacy-priorities	27
Pay your rates \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/About-us/Rates/Pay-your-rates	23
Careers \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/About-us/Careers	18
404 - Page not found \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/invented-url-for-404-page	18
Rates by email \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/About-us/Rates/Rates-by-email	18
Election period 2024 \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/News-items/Election-period-2024	18
Banyule Banner \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/About-us/Banyule-Banner	18
Paying your account \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/About-us/Paying-your-account	18
News and public notices \| Banyule Councilwww.banyule.vic.gov.au/About-us/News	17

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Banyule City Council

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