Country Selector | Fiserv

Fiserv Insights | Fiserv

Resource Center | Case Studies | White Papers | Fiserv

Financial Services Technology, Mobile Banking, Payments | Fiserv

Bank and Banking Solutions From Fiserv | Fiserv

Digital Site Terms of Use | Fiserv

Credit Union | Fiserv

Public Sector | Fiserv

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)

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June 2025

May 2025

Fiserv Inc

Title / URL	Issues
Country Selector \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/en/country-selector.html	81
Fiserv Insights \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/en/insights.html	51
Resource Center \| Case Studies \| White Papers \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/en/about-fiserv/resource-center.html	50
Financial Services Technology, Mobile Banking, Payments \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/en.html	44
Financial Services Technology, Mobile Banking, Payments \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/	44
Bank and Banking Solutions From Fiserv \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/en/who-we-serve/bank.html	44
Financial Services Technology, Mobile Banking, Payments \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/en	44
Digital Site Terms of Use \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/en/about-fiserv/terms-of-use.html	43
Credit Union \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/en/who-we-serve/credit-union.html	43
Public Sector \| Fiservwww.fiserv.com/en/who-we-serve/public-sector.html	41

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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