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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

April 2025

March 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Site map - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/1037/Site-map	100
Business funding - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/286/Business-funding	64
Find - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/262/Find	55
Report - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/Report_It	52
Housing - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/199/Housing	51
Events - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/Events	51
Apply - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/261/Apply	46
Licences - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/227/Licences	42
Find a home - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/389/Find-a-home	42
Planning policy - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/301/Planning-policy	42

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

High Peak Borough Council

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