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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

September 2025

August 2025

Radboud University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Masteropleidingenwww.ru.nl/opleidingen/masters/overzicht	85
	Bacheloropleidingenwww.ru.nl/opleidingen/bachelors/overzicht	61
	Pre-masters en minoren \| Radboud Universiteitwww.ru.nl/opleidingen/pre-masters-en-minoren	57
	Bachelors \| Radboud Universiteitwww.ru.nl/opleidingen/bachelors	57
	Een minor volgen \| Radboud Universiteitwww.ru.nl/opleidingen/pre-masters-en-minoren/een-minor-volgen	55
	Masters \| Radboud Universiteitwww.ru.nl/opleidingen/masters	55
	Hulp bij studiekeuze \| Radboud Universiteitwww.ru.nl/opleidingen/bachelors/studiekeuzehulp/stappenplan	54
	Pre-masteropleidingenwww.ru.nl/opleidingen/pre-masters-en-minoren/pre-masteropleidingen	53
	Radboud Universiteit \| Je bent nodig \| Radboud Universiteitwww.ru.nl/	52
	Studiekeuze \| Radboud Universiteitwww.ru.nl/opleidingen/bachelors/studiekeuzehulp	50

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Radboud University

Where this issue has occurred