Our Workspace Brands | IWG

IWG | Discover the world of hybrid working

Think Hybrid: The Future Of The Workspace | IWG

Boost Staff Wellbeing With Hybrid Working | IWG

Increase Profitability With Hybrid Working | IWG

Meeting Rooms Worldwide | Conference & Event Space | IWG

Better The Planet With Hybrid Working | IWG

What we do | IWG

Office Space Costs and Price Plans | IWG

ESG SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBILTY - IWG

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

June 2024

May 2024

IWG PLC

Title / URL	Issues
Our Workspace Brands \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/our-brands	64
IWG \| Discover the world of hybrid workingwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb	60
Think Hybrid: The Future Of The Workspace \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/think-hybrid	58
Boost Staff Wellbeing With Hybrid Working \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/think-hybrid/people	53
Increase Profitability With Hybrid Working \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/think-hybrid/profit	52
Meeting Rooms Worldwide \| Conference & Event Space \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/meeting-rooms	52
Better The Planet With Hybrid Working \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/think-hybrid/planet	51
What we do \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/what-we-do	51
Office Space Costs and Price Plans \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/enterprise/pricing	50
ESG SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBILTY - IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/esg	50

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

IWG PLC

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