Benson Alex Riseman Fitness and Recreation Center | University of Tampa

News and UT Life | University of Tampa

Tampa Bay Area | University of Tampa

About UT | University of Tampa

Campus Life | University of Tampa

Alumni | University of Tampa

Athletics | University of Tampa

Home | University of Tampa

Family Information | University of Tampa

History | University of Tampa

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 Tampa

Title / URL	Issues
Benson Alex Riseman Fitness and Recreation Center \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/campus-life/recreation	14
News and UT Life \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/news-and-ut-life	9
Tampa Bay Area \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/about-ut/tampa-bay-area	9
About UT \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/about-ut	9
Campus Life \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/campus-life	6
Alumni \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/alumni	5
Athletics \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/campus-life/athletics	5
Home \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/	4
Family Information \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/admissions/families	4
History \| University of Tampawww.ut.edu/about-ut/history	4

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

University of Tampa

Where this issue has occurred