Synopsys Solutions Portfolio | Automotive, AI, HPC & More

Cloud EDA: Unlimited Access to EDA Software Licenses | Synopsys Cloud

Semiconductor IP | Silicon IP | Synopsys IP | Synopsys

Multi-Die Solution | Synopsys

Synopsys Newsroom: Latest News, Expert Views, and Upcoming Events

Verification Family | Synopsys

AI Solutions for Chip Design and AI Chip Development | Synopsys

RF Design Solutions | Synopsys

IoT Design Solutions & IoT Technology | Synopsys

RISC-V Solutions | Synopsys

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

Synopsys Inc.

Title / URL	Issues
Synopsys Solutions Portfolio \| Automotive, AI, HPC & Morewww.synopsys.com/solutions.html	100
Cloud EDA: Unlimited Access to EDA Software Licenses \| Synopsys Cloudwww.synopsys.com/cloud.html	58
Semiconductor IP \| Silicon IP \| Synopsys IP \| Synopsyswww.synopsys.com/designware-ip.html	58
Multi-Die Solution \| Synopsyswww.synopsys.com/multi-die-system.html	54
Synopsys Newsroom: Latest News, Expert Views, and Upcoming Eventswww.synopsys.com/newsroom.html	53
Verification Family \| Synopsyswww.synopsys.com/verification.html	51
AI Solutions for Chip Design and AI Chip Development \| Synopsyswww.synopsys.com/ai.html	49
RF Design Solutions \| Synopsyswww.synopsys.com/rf-design.html	42
IoT Design Solutions & IoT Technology \| Synopsyswww.synopsys.com/iot.html	41
RISC-V Solutions \| Synopsyswww.synopsys.com/risc-v.html	39

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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