Focus indicator
A visible cue showing which component currently receives keyboard input.
What Focus indicator means
Presence alone is insufficient if contrast, size, or occlusion makes it imperceptible.
Related terms in Accessibility and provenance
What a page owes a keyboard, a screen reader and a fact-checker: the accessibility basics and the C2PA vocabulary for proving where a file came from.
Keyboard accessibility · Focus order · ARIA · Accessible description · Color contrast · Reduced motion · Captions · Audio description · Status message · Content Credential · C2PA assertion · C2PA claim · Claim signature · Manifest store · Content binding · Hard binding · Soft binding · Ingredient · Trust list · landmark · contrast ratio
Questions about Focus indicator
What is Focus indicator?
A visible cue showing which component currently receives keyboard input.
Which area of the glossary does Focus indicator belong to?
Accessibility and provenance: What a page owes a keyboard, a screen reader and a fact-checker: the accessibility basics and the C2PA vocabulary for proving where a file came from.
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