School of Graduate and Professional Studies | Elizabethtown College

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging | Elizabethtown College

About Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown College

125th Anniversary Celebration | Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown College | Be a Force for Good

History of Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown College - Page Not Found

Traditions at Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown College

Interactive Campus Map | Elizabethtown College

Visit Opportunities | Elizabethtown College

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

February 2025

January 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
School of Graduate and Professional Studies \| Elizabethtown Collegewww.etown.edu/sgps/	23
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging \| Elizabethtown Collegewww.etown.edu/offices/diversity/	11
About Elizabethtown College \| Elizabethtown Collegewww.etown.edu/about/	11
125th Anniversary Celebration \| Elizabethtown Collegewww.etown.edu/125-celebration/index.aspx	11
Elizabethtown College \| Be a Force for Goodwww.etown.edu/	11
History of Elizabethtown College \| Elizabethtown Collegewww.etown.edu/about/history/	11
Elizabethtown College - Page Not Foundwww.etown.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	10
Traditions at Elizabethtown College \| Elizabethtown Collegewww.etown.edu/about/traditions.aspx	10
Interactive Campus Map \| Elizabethtown Collegewww.etown.edu/map/	10
Visit Opportunities \| Elizabethtown Collegewww.etown.edu/admissions/visit/	9

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Elizabethtown College

Where this issue has occurred