Goethe-Universität — …From Single Molecules to Cells…

Goethe-Universität — Evangelische Theologie

Goethe-Universität — Career Service

Goethe-Universität — Geowissenschaften / Geographie

Goethe-Universität — Studienangebot

Goethe-Universität — Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

Goethe-Universität — Medizin

Goethe-Universität — Infoportal Lehre

Goethe-Universität — Physik

Goethe-Universität — Forschung an der Goethe-Universität

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

University of Frankfurt

	Title / URL	Issues
	Goethe-Universität — …From Single Molecules to Cells…www.uni-frankfurt.de/49115505	100
	Goethe-Universität — Evangelische Theologiewww.uni-frankfurt.de/39890622	100
	Goethe-Universität — Career Servicewww.uni-frankfurt.de/94774699/Career_Service	100
	Goethe-Universität — Geowissenschaften / Geographiewww.uni-frankfurt.de/112731403/Willkommen_am_Fachbereich_Geowissenschaften__Geographie	100
	Goethe-Universität — Studienangebotwww.uni-frankfurt.de/127967549/Studienangebot	100
	Goethe-Universität — Goethe-Universität Frankfurtwww.uni-frankfurt.de/de	100
	Goethe-Universität — Medizinwww.uni-frankfurt.de/54233767	100
	Goethe-Universität — Infoportal Lehrewww.uni-frankfurt.de/131016302/Infoportal_Lehre	89
	Goethe-Universität — Physikwww.uni-frankfurt.de/60506908	89
	Goethe-Universität — Forschung an der Goethe-Universitätwww.uni-frankfurt.de/forschung-goethe-universitaet	88

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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