Holy Family University Financial Aid | Affordable Higher Education

Library | Holy Family University

Faculty & Staff | Holy Family University

Administrative Services | Holy Family University

International | Holy Family University

Campus Life | Holy Family University

Honors Program | Holy Family University

Tuition & Fees | Affordable Higher Education

Admissions & Aid | Holy Family University

Academics | Holy Family University

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

August 2025

July 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Holy Family University Financial Aid \| Affordable Higher Educationwww.holyfamily.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid	66
	Library \| Holy Family Universitywww.holyfamily.edu/academics/library	59
	Faculty & Staff \| Holy Family Universitywww.holyfamily.edu/about/faculty-staff	57
	Administrative Services \| Holy Family Universitywww.holyfamily.edu/about/administrative-services	53
	International \| Holy Family Universitywww.holyfamily.edu/admissions-aid/international	47
	Campus Life \| Holy Family Universitywww.holyfamily.edu/student-experience	46
	Honors Program \| Holy Family Universitywww.holyfamily.edu/academics/honors-program	45
	Tuition & Fees \| Affordable Higher Educationwww.holyfamily.edu/admissions-aid/tuition-fees	45
	Admissions & Aid \| Holy Family Universitywww.holyfamily.edu/admissions-aid	45
	Academics \| Holy Family Universitywww.holyfamily.edu/academics	44

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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