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focusable

focusable

1 3.9
Can be selected with the keyboard to use it
  • adjective
  • /ˈfoʊkəsəbl/
  • Specialized
: enfocable
  • Web developers should ensure all important elements are focusable for accessibility.

Examples

  • A focusable element allows navigation via keyboard, making it easier to use for those with disabilities.

  • The button is focusable, so users can select it using the Tab key.

  • If a field is not focusable, it cannot be accessed by keyboard navigation.

  • This button is focusable.

  • Make sure the focusable items are visible!

  • The button must be focusable so that users can select it using their keyboard.

  • To improve accessibility, ensure that all interactive elements are focusable.

Surface Forms

focusable positive

Morphology

focusable = focus (semi-transparent) = focus + able

Formed from 'focus' + '-able' but the sense is a specialized UI/computing meaning (receiving input), which may be less obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Focusable comes from focus, which means a 'center' or 'point of attention', together with the suffix -able meaning 'able'. So on a website or in a program, a focusable element is 'able to receive input' or become the active place where you can type or use the keyboard.