Amsterdam to Newcastle | Mini Cruises | DFDS

Destinations | Travel Guides | Ferry Travel | DFDS

European Cruises & Ferries | DFDS

European Cruises and Ferry Crossings | Passenger Ferries | DFDS

Onboard Our Ferries | DFDS

Germany Travel Guide | Ferry Travel To Europe | DFDS

Belgium Travel Guide | Ferry Travel To Belgium | DFDS

Holland Travel Guide | Ferry Travel To Holland | DFDS

France Destinations | Ferry Travel To France | DFDS

Reserve & Collect | Duty Free | DFDS

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

September 2025

August 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Amsterdam to Newcastle \| Mini Cruises \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en/passenger-ferries/mini-cruises/england/mini-cruise-to-newcastle	55
Destinations \| Travel Guides \| Ferry Travel \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en/passenger-ferries/destinations	53
European Cruises & Ferries \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en/passenger-ferries	52
European Cruises and Ferry Crossings \| Passenger Ferries \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en	52
Onboard Our Ferries \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en/passenger-ferries/onboard	50
Germany Travel Guide \| Ferry Travel To Europe \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en/passenger-ferries/destinations/germany	48
Belgium Travel Guide \| Ferry Travel To Belgium \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en/passenger-ferries/destinations/belgium	46
Holland Travel Guide \| Ferry Travel To Holland \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en/passenger-ferries/destinations/holland	46
France Destinations \| Ferry Travel To France \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en/passenger-ferries/destinations/france	44
Reserve & Collect \| Duty Free \| DFDSwww.dfds.com/en/passenger-ferries/duty-free/reserve-and-collect	42

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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Where this issue has occurred