Homepage | Moat

Insuring your home | Moat

Privacy statement | Moat

Damp and mould advice | Moat

Temporary moves | Moat

Your home | Moat

Repairs and improvements | Moat

Moving home | Moat

Shared owner | Moat

Leaseholder | Moat

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

Moat Homes Limited

	Title / URL	Issues
	Homepage \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/	26
	Insuring your home \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/your-home/home-safety/insuring-your-home	20
	Privacy statement \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/privacy-statement	19
	Damp and mould advice \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/your-home/home-safety/damp-and-mould-advice	18
	Temporary moves \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/your-home/managing-your-tenancy/temporary-moves	17
	Your home \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/your-home	17
	Repairs and improvements \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/your-home/repairs-and-improvements	16
	Moving home \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/your-home/managing-your-tenancy/moving-home	15
	Shared owner \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/your-home/im-a-homeowner/shared-owner	15
	Leaseholder \| Moatwww.moat.co.uk/your-home/im-a-homeowner/leaseholder	14

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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