Health & fitness blog | Latest trends & tips| Virgin Active

Kauai | Health café serving nutritious food and drinks | Virgin Active

Nutrition Coaching | Reach your wellness goals | Virgin Active

Group fitness classes | Find the best exercise classes | Virgin Active

Swim & Spa | Pool facilities, classes and events | Virgin Active

Family and kids | Junior activities | Virgin Active

Frequently Asked Questions | Virgin Active

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

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Title / URL	Issues
Health & fitness blog \| Latest trends & tips\| Virgin Activewww.virginactive.co.uk/blogs	100
Kauai \| Health café serving nutritious food and drinks \| Virgin Activewww.virginactive.co.uk/kauai	39
Nutrition Coaching \| Reach your wellness goals \| Virgin Activewww.virginactive.co.uk/nutrition	20
Group fitness classes \| Find the best exercise classes \| Virgin Activewww.virginactive.co.uk/our-classes	16
Swim & Spa \| Pool facilities, classes and events \| Virgin Activewww.virginactive.co.uk/swimming	15
Family and kids \| Junior activities \| Virgin Activewww.virginactive.co.uk/kids	13
Frequently Asked Questions \| Virgin Activewww.virginactive.co.uk/faqs	10

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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