50 things to do before you're 11¾ | Visit | National Trust

Discover the National Trust | National Trust

Coast and beaches | Visit | National Trust

Family days out, activities and attractions | National Trust

Dog-friendly walks and days out | National Trust

What's on | Visit | National Trust

Country and forest walks in the UK | National Trust

Home | National Trust

Membership: Join the National Trust | National Trust

Best Days Out & Places To Visit in the UK | National Trust

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

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Title / URL	Issues
50 things to do before you're 11¾ \| Visit \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/50-things	98
Discover the National Trust \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover	74
Coast and beaches \| Visit \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/coast-beaches	49
Family days out, activities and attractions \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/family-friendly	47
Dog-friendly walks and days out \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dog-friendly	47
What's on \| Visit \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-on	47
Country and forest walks in the UK \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/walking	47
Home \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/	41
Membership: Join the National Trust \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/membership	40
Best Days Out & Places To Visit in the UK \| National Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit	33

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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