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Page not found - 404 | British Red Cross

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What we do | British Red Cross

Search results | British Red Cross

About us the British Red Cross and its support worldwide

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

February 2025

January 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
The British Red Cross \| Worldwide Humanitarian Charitywww.redcross.org.uk/	4
How we're run \| British Red Crosswww.redcross.org.uk/about-us/how-we-are-run	2
Our history \| British Red Crosswww.redcross.org.uk/about-us/our-history	2
Page not found - 404 \| British Red Crosswww.redcross.org.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	2
News stories, views and media \| British Red Crosswww.redcross.org.uk/about-us/news-and-media	2
Get involved \| British Red Crosswww.redcross.org.uk/get-involved	2
Free first aid apps \| Adult and baby \| British Red Crosswww.redcross.org.uk/first-aid/first-aid-apps	2
What we do \| British Red Crosswww.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do	2
Search results \| British Red Crosswww.redcross.org.uk/search-results	2
About us the British Red Cross and its support worldwidewww.redcross.org.uk/about-us	2

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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