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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

June 2024

May 2024

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Title / URL	Issues
Health and social care \| Knowsley Councilwww.knowsley.gov.uk/residents/care	100
Site Map \| Knowsley Councilwww.knowsley.gov.uk/system-pages/site-map	100
Online services \| Knowsley Councilwww.knowsley.gov.uk/online-services	100
Apply for it \| Knowsley Councilwww.knowsley.gov.uk/online-services/apply-for-it	100
Knowsley Council - Building and planningwww.knowsley.gov.uk/residents/building-and-planning	100
Find a school \| Knowsley Councilwww.knowsley.gov.uk/residents/education-and-schools/find-a-school	100
Knowsley Council - Residentswww.knowsley.gov.uk/residents	100
Are you a business in Knowsley? \| Knowsley Councilwww.knowsley.gov.uk/business	100
Your Council \| Knowsley Councilwww.knowsley.gov.uk/your-council	100
-Cwww.knowsley.gov.uk/a-z-listing-pages/c	98

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Where this issue has occurred