Search - Cardiff University

International - Study - Cardiff University

Chwilio - Prifysgol Caerdydd

Give now - Donate - Cardiff University

History of the University - About - Cardiff University

Cookies - Help - Cardiff University

Meet our people - Global - Cardiff University

Why work with us? - Work with us - Cardiff University

Our profile - About - Cardiff University

Thank you - Donate - Cardiff University

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

June 2024

May 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
Search - Cardiff Universitywww.cardiff.ac.uk/search	12
International - Study - Cardiff Universitywww.cardiff.ac.uk/study/international	12
Chwilio - Prifysgol Caerdyddwww.cardiff.ac.uk/cy/search	12
Give now - Donate - Cardiff Universitywww.cardiff.ac.uk/donate/give-now	10
History of the University - About - Cardiff Universitywww.cardiff.ac.uk/about/our-profile/history	10
Cookies - Help - Cardiff Universitywww.cardiff.ac.uk/help/cookies	10
Meet our people - Global - Cardiff Universitywww.cardiff.ac.uk/global/meet-our-people	10
Why work with us? - Work with us - Cardiff Universitywww.cardiff.ac.uk/work-with-us/why-work-with-us	10
Our profile - About - Cardiff Universitywww.cardiff.ac.uk/about/our-profile	10
Thank you - Donate - Cardiff Universitywww.cardiff.ac.uk/donate/thank-you	10

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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