Beth rydym yn ei wneud gyda'ch data | EHRC

What we do with your data | EHRC

Our publication scheme | EHRC

Our work in Scotland | EHRC

Hafan | EHRC

Ein gwaith yng Nghymru | EHRC

Unigolion | EHRC

Ein Comisiynwyr | EHRC

When selecting a user interface component with the keyboard, the focus indicator must 
not be partly obscured by anything in front of it. This is the stricter version of this check for 
Level AAA.

## 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 2.4.13](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/focus-not-obscured-enhanced.html)

ensure-focus-is-not-obscured-enhanced

June 2024

May 2024

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Title / URL	Issues
Beth rydym yn ei wneud gyda'ch data \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/cy/beth-rydym-yn-ei-wneud-gydach-data	100
What we do with your data \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/what-we-do-your-data	93
Our publication scheme \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/cy/node/14482	75
Our work in Scotland \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/cy/node/14535	71
Hafan \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/cy	69
Our publication scheme \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/our-publication-scheme	66
Ein gwaith yng Nghymru \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/cy/our-work/ein-gwaith-yng-nghymru	66
Unigolion \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/cy/guidance/unigolion	65
Our work in Scotland \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/commission-scotland	63
Ein Comisiynwyr \| EHRCwww.equalityhumanrights.com/cy/about-us/how-we-operate/ein-comisiynwyr	60

Ensure focus is not partly obscured

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Where this issue has occurred