Machinery Hub | Winpak

Home | Winpak

Relamseal | Winpak

Lidding | Winpak

Machinery | Winpak

Cups | Winpak

Trays | Winpak

Pouches | Winpak

Bags | Winpak

Views | Winpak

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

Winpak Ltd.

Title / URL	Issues
Machinery Hub \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/machinery-hub	64
Home \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/	62
Relamseal \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/relamseal	61
Lidding \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/lidding	61
Machinery \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/machinery	60
Cups \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/cups	60
Trays \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/trays	60
Pouches \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/pouches	60
Bags \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/bags	60
Views \| Winpakwww.winpak.com/views	55

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Winpak Ltd.

Where this issue has occurred