Brands A-Z | Space NK

May Lindstrom Skin | Organic Skincare

Kosas

Amika | Hair Products for all Hair Types | Space NK

Aesop

Lipcare | Lip Balms and Lip Masks

Space NK | Bath, Body & Accessories

NATURIUM | Biocompatible Skincare by Susan Yara | Space NK

Buy Glossier Online & In-store | Makeup, Skincare and Perfumes

Space NK | Luxury Beauty Products | Skincare | Makeup

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

Space NK

Title / URL	Issues
Brands A-Z \| Space NKwww.spacenk.com/uk/brands	100
May Lindstrom Skin \| Organic Skincarewww.spacenk.com/uk/may-lindstrom	100
Kosaswww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/k/kosas	100
Amika \| Hair Products for all Hair Types \| Space NKwww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/a/amika	100
Aesopwww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/a/aesop	100
Lipcare \| Lip Balms and Lip Maskswww.spacenk.com/uk/skincare/lipcare	100
Space NK \| Bath, Body & Accessorieswww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/s/space-nk	100
NATURIUM \| Biocompatible Skincare by Susan Yara \| Space NKwww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/n/naturium	100
Buy Glossier Online & In-store \| Makeup, Skincare and Perfumeswww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/g/glossier	100
Space NK \| Luxury Beauty Products \| Skincare \| Makeupwww.spacenk.com/uk/home	100

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Space NK

Where this issue has occurred