Veterans and Families| Troy University

Tours | Troy University

Alumni | Troy University

Academic Calendar | Troy University

Center for International Programs | Troy University

Community & Outreach | Troy University

About Us | Troy University

Academic Catalogs | Troy University

Student Complaints | Troy University

TROY Abroad

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

Troy University

Title / URL	Issues
Veterans and Families\| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/military-veterans/veterans.html	14
Tours \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/applications-admissions/visit.html	14
Alumni \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/alumni/index.html	14
Academic Calendar \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/academics/calendar.html	14
Center for International Programs \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/international/index.html	14
Community & Outreach \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/community-outreach/index.html	14
About Us \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/about-us/index.html	14
Academic Catalogs \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/academics/catalogs/index.html	14
Student Complaints \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/student-complaints.html	14
TROY Abroadwww.troy.edu/academics/study-abroad/index.html	14

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Troy University

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