Lediga jobb – Mälardalens universitet

Artiklar – Mälardalens universitet

Kalender – Mälardalens universitet

Forskning – Mälardalens universitet

About MDU - Mälardalen University

Jobba med oss – Mälardalens universitet

Framtidens energi – Mälardalens universitet

Om MDU – Mälardalens universitet

Utbildning – Mälardalens universitet

Student – Mälardalens universitet

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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July 2025

June 2025

Mälardalens Universitet

Title / URL	Issues
Lediga jobb – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/om-mdu/jobba-med-oss/lediga-jobb	59
Artiklar – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/artiklar	56
Kalender – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/kalender	55
Forskning – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/forskning	53
About MDU - Mälardalen Universitywww.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/about-mdu	53
Jobba med oss – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/om-mdu/jobba-med-oss	51
Framtidens energi – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/forskning/forskningsinriktningar/framtidens-energi	48
Om MDU – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/om-mdu	46
Utbildning – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/utbildning	46
Student – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/student	45

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Mälardalens Universitet

Where this issue has occurred