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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)

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May 2025

April 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
News - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/news	87
Home Page - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/	26
Home Page - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/home	26
Home Page - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/en/IFCO/Pages/home	26
Guidelines - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/guidelines	25
FAQ - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/en/IFCO/Pages/FAQ	23
FOI - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/en/IFCO/Pages/FOI	12
Legislation - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/legislation	11
Privacy - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/en/IFCO/Pages/Privacy	11
Complaints - Irish Film Classification Officewww.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/complaints	10

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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