Our Brands | The Hershey Company

Licensing | The Hershey Company

Press Releases | The Hershey Company

Submit an Idea to Hershey | The Hershey Company

About The Company | The Hershey Company

Our Blog | The Hershey Company

Dietary Needs | The Hershey Company

Contact Us | The Hershey Company

Terms & Conditions | The Hershey Company

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | The Hershey Company

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)

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June 2025

May 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Our Brands \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/brands.html	34
Licensing \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/innovation/licensing.html	28
Press Releases \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/newsroom/press-release.html	9
Submit an Idea to Hershey \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/submit-an-idea.html	6
About The Company \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/about-us/the-company.html	6
Our Blog \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/newsroom/blog.html	6
Dietary Needs \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/ingredients/dietary-needs.html	6
Contact Us \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/contact-us.html	5
Terms & Conditions \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/terms-and-conditions.html	3
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) \| The Hershey Companywww.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/faqs.html	3

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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