Housing | University of the Arts

The PhD in Creativity | University of the Arts

Contact Us | University of the Arts

Admissions | University of the Arts

Transfer Students | University of the Arts

About UArts | University of the Arts

Campus Map, Directions & Parking | University of the Arts

University of the Arts

Center for Immersive Media | University of the Arts

Life@UArts | University of the Arts

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

June 2025

May 2025

Title / URL	Issues
Housing \| University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/life-at-uarts/housing	63
The PhD in Creativity \| University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/academics/phd-program	50
Contact Us \| University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/about/contact-us	49
Admissions \| University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/admissions	47
Transfer Students \| University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/admissions/transfer	47
About UArts \| University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/about	40
Campus Map, Directions & Parking \| University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/map-directions	38
University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/	38
Center for Immersive Media \| University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/centers/cim	38
Life@UArts \| University of the Artswww.uarts.edu/life-at-uarts	37

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

University of the Arts

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