Prudence Foundation – Prudential plc

We are Partners and Protectors – Prudential plc

Sustainability – Prudential plc

Results and business updates centre – Prudential plc

我们是值得信赖的伙伴和守护者 – Prudential plc

首頁 – Prudential plc

Our history – Prudential plc

Investors – Prudential plc

Insights – Prudential plc

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

Prudential PLC

	Title / URL	Issues
	Prudence Foundation – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/en/prudence-foundation	43
	We are Partners and Protectors – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/en	38
	We are Partners and Protectors – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/	38
	Sustainability – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/en/sustainability	38
	Results and business updates centre – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/en/investors/results-centre	36
	我们是值得信赖的伙伴和守护者 – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/zh-cn	35
	首頁 – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/zh-hant	35
	Our history – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/en/about-us/our-history	33
	Investors – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/en/investors	33
	Insights – Prudential plcwww.prudentialplc.com/en/news-and-insights/insights	32

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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