CONTACTS | Clarksons

NEWS & INSIGHTS | Clarksons

LEADERSHIP | Clarksons

Error 404 | Clarksons

Vessel Chartering - Bulk & Dry Cargo Shipping | Clarksons

EARLY CAREERS | Clarksons

SALE & PURCHASE | Clarksons

Ship Broking - Shipping Broker Specialists | Clarksons

International Marine Port Services | Clarksons

Maritime Consultancy & Global Shipping Services | Clarksons

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

Clarkson

Title / URL	Issues
CONTACTS \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/home/contacts/?filter=Broking	3
NEWS & INSIGHTS \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/home/news-and-insights/	3
LEADERSHIP \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/home/about-us/leadership/	3
Error 404 \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Vessel Chartering - Bulk & Dry Cargo Shipping \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/broking/chartering/	1
EARLY CAREERS \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/home/careers/early-careers/	1
SALE & PURCHASE \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/broking/sale-and-purchase/	1
Ship Broking - Shipping Broker Specialists \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/broking/	1
International Marine Port Services \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/port-services/	1
Maritime Consultancy & Global Shipping Services \| Clarksonswww.clarksons.com/	1

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Clarkson

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