Current Students | New Jersey City University

Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library | New Jersey City University

Student Right to Know | New Jersey City University

Academic Calendars | New Jersey City University

Faculty & Staff | New Jersey City University

Office of the President | New Jersey City University

Alumni | New Jersey City University

News | New Jersey City University

Parents | New Jersey City University

Admissions & Aid | New Jersey City University

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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June 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Current Students \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/current-students	47
Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/library	38
Student Right to Know \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/about/student-right-know	32
Academic Calendars \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/directories/offices-centers/registrar/academic-calendars	25
Faculty & Staff \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/faculty-staff	17
Office of the President \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/about/office-president	16
Alumni \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/alumni	10
News \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/about/news	9
Parents \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/parents	7
Admissions & Aid \| New Jersey City Universitywww.njcu.edu/admissions-aid	7

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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