ULM Graduate School | ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe

University of Louisiana Monroe | ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe

ULM President | ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe

Browse on the Bayou | ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe

Contacts | ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe

Current Students | ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe

Schedule of Classes | ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe

Academics | ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe

Community | ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe

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

March 2025

February 2025

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Title / URL	Issues
ULM Graduate School \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroewww.ulm.edu/gradschool/	23
University of Louisiana Monroe \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroeulm.edu/	22
University of Louisiana Monroe \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroewww.ulm.edu/	22
ULM President \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroewww.ulm.edu/president/	18
Browse on the Bayou \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroewww.ulm.edu/browse/	17
Contacts \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroewww.ulm.edu/contacts/	16
Current Students \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroewww.ulm.edu/ulmstudents/	16
Schedule of Classes \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroewww.ulm.edu/schedule/	16
Academics \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroewww.ulm.edu/academics/	16
Community \| ULM University of Louisiana at Monroewww.ulm.edu/infoservices/	15

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Where this issue has occurred