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When selecting a user interface component with the keyboard, the focus indicator must 
not be partly obscured by anything in front of it. This is the stricter version of this check for 
Level AAA.

## 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 2.4.13](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/focus-not-obscured-enhanced.html)

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Title / URL	Issues
Bucks trends - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/news/category/bucks-trends	91
Employees and HR - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/news/category/employees-and-hr	91
Workforce - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/news/category/workforce	90
General business - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/news/category/general-business	86
IT - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/news/category/it	72
Business news - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/news/category/business-news	42
Enterprise - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/news/category/enterprise	33
Business events in Buckinghamshire - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/events	24
Exclusive webinars for Buckinghamshire businesses - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/webinars	24
Buckinghamshire Business First Case Studies - Buckinghamshire Business Firstbbf.uk.com/case-studies	24

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