Academics | University of New Hampshire

Businesses | University of New Hampshire

Directions & Maps | University of New Hampshire

Student Life | University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire | University of New Hampshire

Athletics | University of New Hampshire

Calendars & Events | University of New Hampshire

About | University of New Hampshire

Admissions | University of New Hampshire

Americans with Disabilities Act | University of New Hampshire

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)

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June 2025

May 2025

University of New Hampshire

	Title / URL	Issues
	Academics \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/academics	63
	Businesses \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/businesses	60
	Directions & Maps \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/directions-maps	60
	Student Life \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/student-life	59
	University of New Hampshire \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/	55
	Athletics \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/athletics	55
	Calendars & Events \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/about/calendars-events	53
	About \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/about	52
	Admissions \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/admissions	49
	Americans with Disabilities Act \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/americans-disabilities-act	43

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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