Cost of living support | Saxon Weald

Welcome to Saxon Weald | Saxon Weald

Debt solutions | Saxon Weald

Extra care | Saxon Weald

Getting involved | Saxon Weald

Investor Relations | Saxon Weald

Complaints | Saxon Weald

Contact Us | Saxon Weald

Repairs | 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

June 2025

May 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Cost of living support \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/cost-of-living-support	45
Welcome to Saxon Weald \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/	45
Welcome to Saxon Weald \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/invented-url-for-404-page	45
Debt solutions \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/money-matters/debt-solutions	34
Extra care \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/looking-for-a-home/extra-care/	32
Getting involved \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/your-voice/getting-involved	30
Investor Relations \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/investor-relations	28
Complaints \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/living-in-your-home/complaints	26
Contact Us \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/contact-us/	25
Repairs \| Saxon Wealdwww.saxonweald.com/living-in-your-home/repairs/	25

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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