Use of cookies | Rolls-Royce

About | Rolls-Royce

UltraFan | Rolls-Royce

Sustainability | Rolls-Royce

Investor Relations | Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce: Delivering complex power solutions

Media | Rolls-Royce

Contact Us | Rolls-Royce

Innovation: The Future of Power | Rolls-Royce

Hydrogen | Rolls-Royce

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

Rolls-Royce Holdings

Title / URL	Issues
Use of cookies \| Rolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.com/site-services/use-of-cookies	39
About \| Rolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.com/about.aspx	35
UltraFan \| Rolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.com/innovation/ultrafan.aspx	34
Sustainability \| Rolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.com/sustainability.aspx	34
Investor Relations \| Rolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.com/investors.aspx	33
Rolls-Royce: Delivering complex power solutionswww.rolls-royce.com/	33
Media \| Rolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.com/media.aspx	32
Contact Us \| Rolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.com/contact-us.aspx	32
Innovation: The Future of Power \| Rolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.com/innovation.aspx	30
Hydrogen \| Rolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.com/innovation/alternative-fuels/hydrogen.aspx	29

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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