Give, Support and Pay Forward | The Ohio State University

Invest in Ohio State | The Ohio State University

Ways to give | The Ohio State University

Give to Support the Arts | The Ohio State University

Endowments | The Ohio State University

Contact us | The Ohio State University

Matching gifts | The Ohio State University

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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 2025

May 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Give, Support and Pay Forward \| The Ohio State Universitywww.osu.edu/giving/	16
Invest in Ohio State \| The Ohio State Universitywww.osu.edu/giving/why-give/	16
Ways to give \| The Ohio State Universitywww.osu.edu/giving/how-to-give/ways-to-give.html	13
Give to Support the Arts \| The Ohio State Universitywww.osu.edu/giving/support-your-passion/arts.html	12
Endowments \| The Ohio State Universitywww.osu.edu/giving/how-to-give/endowments/	9
Contact us \| The Ohio State Universitywww.osu.edu/giving/contact-us/	8
Matching gifts \| The Ohio State Universitywww.osu.edu/giving/how-to-give/matching-gifts.html	8
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.osu.edu/	3

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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Where this issue has occurred