Welcome to Saxon Weald | Saxon Weald

Ready, set, grow! | Saxon Weald

Investor Relations | Saxon Weald

Benefits | Saxon Weald

Complaints | Saxon Weald

Contact Us | Saxon Weald

Domestic abuse | Saxon Weald

Condensation, damp or mould | Saxon Weald

Safety in your home | Saxon Weald

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

August 2025

July 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Welcome to Saxon Weald \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/	45
	Welcome to Saxon Weald \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/invented-url-for-404-page	45
	Ready, set, grow! \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/news/ready-set-grow.html	42
	Investor Relations \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/investor-relations	32
	Benefits \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/money-matters/benefits	31
	Complaints \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/your-voice/complaints	31
	Contact Us \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/contact-us/	29
	Domestic abuse \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/da	25
	Condensation, damp or mould \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/condensation	25
	Safety in your home \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/safety-in-your-home	24

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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