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2.4.11 — Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)

Level AA Operable

Operational summary

IF a control receives keyboard focus, author-created content must not hide it entirely. Review sticky headers, consent banners and overlays. Apply the criterion notes for user-movable content and user-opened content that can be dismissed without advancing focus.

This is an original implementation summary, not replacement normative text. The sources below supply the precise requirement, its definitions and its qualifications.

Primary sources

Registry record

Applicability and assessment start unset by design — no product has been evaluated. Instantiate the entry for an actual product, assign an owner and retain evidence.

data/wcag22-aa-registry.json
{
  "criterion_id": "2.4.11",
  "level": "AA",
  "name": "Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)",
  "rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-2-4-11",
  "normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#focus-not-obscured-minimum",
  "understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/focus-not-obscured-minimum.html",
  "applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
  "assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
  "owner": null,
  "test_instance_ids": [],
  "exception_evidence_ids": []
}

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