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

What we do | IWG

Meeting Rooms Worldwide | Conference & Event Space | IWG

International Offices for Rent | Global Office Space | IWG

Office Space Costs and Price Plans | IWG

Enterprise Office Space | Large Enterprise to SME's | 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 2025

May 2025

IWG PLC

	Title / URL	Issues
	Our Workspace Brands \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/our-brands	69
	IWG \| Discover the world of hybrid workingwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb	67
	Think Hybrid: The Future Of The Workspace \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/think-hybrid	65
	Boost Staff Wellbeing With Hybrid Working \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/think-hybrid/people	58
	What we do \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/what-we-do	58
	Meeting Rooms Worldwide \| Conference & Event Space \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/meeting-rooms	57
	International Offices for Rent \| Global Office Space \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/enterprise/network	56
	Office Space Costs and Price Plans \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/enterprise/pricing	55
	Enterprise Office Space \| Large Enterprise to SME's \| IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/enterprise	54
	ESG SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBILTY - IWGwww.iwgplc.com/en-gb/esg	54

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

IWG PLC

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