Graduate Admissions | Coppin State University

Nikki Jones '96 | Coppin State University

All Academic Programs | Coppin State University

Colleges | Coppin State University

Transfer Admissions | Coppin State University

Office of Records and Registration | Coppin State University

International Student Admissions | Coppin State University

Student Life | Coppin State University

Summer Academic Success Academy | Coppin State University

Office of Admissions | Coppin State 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

August 2025

July 2025

Coppin State University

Title / URL	Issues
Graduate Admissions \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions	3
Nikki Jones '96 \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/nikki-jones-96	3
All Academic Programs \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/all-academic-programs	1
Colleges \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/academics/colleges	1
Transfer Admissions \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/admissions/transfer-admissions	1
Office of Records and Registration \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/office-records-and-registration	1
International Student Admissions \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/international-admissions	1
Student Life \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/student-life	1
Summer Academic Success Academy \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/sasa	1
Office of Admissions \| Coppin State Universitywww.coppin.edu/office-admissions	1

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Coppin State University

Where this issue has occurred