Hand Tools Deals | Toolstation

Workwear & Safety Deals | Toolstation

Smart Home Deals | Toolstation

Lighting Deals | Toolstation

Adhesives & Sealants | Toolstation

Automotive Deals | Toolstation

Tapes | Electrical Tape, Waterproof Tape & Seal Tape | Toolstation

Adhesives & Sealants Deals | Toolstation

Automotive | Car Tools & Automotive Tools | Toolstation

Car Roof Racks & Roof Bars | Universal Roof Bars | Toolstation

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

July 2025

June 2025

Toolstation

Title / URL	Issues
Hand Tools Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/hand-tools/c1524	2
Workwear & Safety Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/workwear-safety/c1538	2
Smart Home Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/smart-home/c1536	2
Lighting Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/lighting/c1529	2
Adhesives & Sealants \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/adhesives-sealants/c13	2
Automotive Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/automotive/c1518	2
Tapes \| Electrical Tape, Waterproof Tape & Seal Tape \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/adhesives-sealants/tapes/c123	2
Adhesives & Sealants Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/adhesives-sealants/c1517	2
Automotive \| Car Tools & Automotive Tools \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/automotive/c16	2
Car Roof Racks & Roof Bars \| Universal Roof Bars \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/automotive/roof-racks/c1011	2

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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Where this issue has occurred