Thought Leadership Webinars | Guardian

Thought Leadership Reports | Guardian

Annuities and retirement products for individuals and families | Guardian

Annuities Explained: Types, Benefits, & How They Work | Guardian

Life Insurance Quote & Help Finding the Right Plan | Guardian

Benefits Enrollment Solutions | Guardian

Contact Us | Guardian

News | Guardian

Affordable Vision Insurance Plans for Individuals, Families, and Business | Guardian

Affordable Dental Insurance Plans for Individuals, Families, and Businesses | Guardian

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

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June 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Thought Leadership Webinars \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/business/webinars	100
Thought Leadership Reports \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/business/reports	70
Annuities and retirement products for individuals and families \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/retirement	51
Annuities Explained: Types, Benefits, & How They Work \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/annuities	49
Life Insurance Quote & Help Finding the Right Plan \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/life-insurance	46
Benefits Enrollment Solutions \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/group/enrollment	41
Contact Us \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/contact-us	38
News \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/news	36
Affordable Vision Insurance Plans for Individuals, Families, and Business \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/vision-insurance	36
Affordable Dental Insurance Plans for Individuals, Families, and Businesses \| Guardianwww.guardianlife.com/dental-insurance	36

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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