Goethe-Universität — Physik

Goethe-Universität — …From Single Molecules to Cells…

Goethe-Universität — Evangelische Theologie

Goethe-Universität — Geowissenschaften / Geographie

Goethe-Universität — Studienangebot

Goethe-Universität — Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

Goethe-Universität — Medizin

Goethe-Universität — Psychologie & Sportwissenschaften

Goethe-Universität — ERASMUS Plus (Partnerunis Europa)

Goethe-Universität — Internationales

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

University of Frankfurt

Title / URL	Issues
Goethe-Universität — Physikwww.uni-frankfurt.de/60506908	100
Goethe-Universität — …From Single Molecules to Cells…www.uni-frankfurt.de/49115505	100
Goethe-Universität — Evangelische Theologiewww.uni-frankfurt.de/39890622	100
Goethe-Universität — Geowissenschaften / Geographiewww.uni-frankfurt.de/112731403/Willkommen_am_Fachbereich_Geowissenschaften__Geographie	100
Goethe-Universität — Studienangebotwww.uni-frankfurt.de/127967549	100
Goethe-Universität — Goethe-Universität Frankfurtwww.uni-frankfurt.de/de	100
Goethe-Universität — Medizinwww.uni-frankfurt.de/54233767	100
Goethe-Universität — Psychologie & Sportwissenschaftenwww.uni-frankfurt.de/45857199	83
Goethe-Universität — ERASMUS Plus (Partnerunis Europa)www.uni-frankfurt.de/38298572/erasmus_studyabroad	82
Goethe-Universität — Internationaleswww.uni-frankfurt.de/43662095/internationales	81

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

University of Frankfurt

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