A - Ö - Örebro universitet

Press och media - Örebro universitet

Kalendarium - Sida 1 - Kalendarium - Örebro universitet

Lediga jobb - Örebro universitet

Örebro universitet - utbildning, forskning och innovation

Örebroforskare skriver krönikor i Nerikes Allehanda - och i ytterligare över 20 tidningar - Örebro universitet

Nyheter från Örebro universitet

Forskning - Örebro universitet

Örebro University – education, research and innovation

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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August 2025

July 2025

Örebro universitet

Title / URL	Issues
A - Ö - Örebro universitetwww.oru.se/a-o/	100
Press och media - Örebro universitetwww.oru.se/om-universitetet/press-och-media/	92
Kalendarium - Sida 1 - Kalendarium - Örebro universitetwww.oru.se/kalendarium/	67
Lediga jobb - Örebro universitetwww.oru.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/	58
Örebro universitet - utbildning, forskning och innovationwww.oru.se/	55
Örebroforskare skriver krönikor i Nerikes Allehanda - och i ytterligare över 20 tidningar - Örebro universitetwww.oru.se/forskning/vetenskapskronikor/	51
Nyheter från Örebro universitetwww.oru.se/nyheter/	49
Forskning - Örebro universitetwww.oru.se/forskning/	47
Örebro University – education, research and innovationwww.oru.se/english	46
Örebro University – education, research and innovationwww.oru.se/english/	46

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Örebro universitet

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