Sitemap | Lemon Grove

Community Services | Lemon Grove

News and Notices | Lemon Grove

Get a Permit | Lemon Grove

Local Schools | Lemon Grove

Art in Public Spaces | Lemon Grove

Living in Lemon Grove | Lemon Grove

Staff Directory | Lemon Grove

Activities and Classes | Lemon Grove

Information Hub | Lemon Grove

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 2025

May 2025

City of Lemon Grove

	Title / URL	Issues
	Sitemap \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/sitemap/	4
	Community Services \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/parks-events/community-services/	4
	News and Notices \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/our-government/news-and-notices/	4
	Get a Permit \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/business-development/get-a-permit/	4
	Local Schools \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/living-in-lemon-grove/local-schools/	4
	Art in Public Spaces \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/parks-events/art-in-public-spaces/	4
	Living in Lemon Grove \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/living-in-lemon-grove/	4
	Staff Directory \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/our-government/staff-directory/	4
	Activities and Classes \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/parks-events/activities-and-classes/	4
	Information Hub \| Lemon Grovewww.lemongrove.ca.gov/our-government/information-hub/	4

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

City of Lemon Grove

Where this issue has occurred