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HTML footer Tag

The <footer> tag is used to define the footer of the document. or in simpler words we can say to create the footer of a webpage/website.

  • The <footer> tag is new in HTML5. The <footer> tag can be used to hold various information like links and copyright data related to the webpage or a section of the webpage.

  • The <footer> tag is used inside the <body> tag. The <footer> tag requires both the start(opening) tag as well as the end(closing) tag.

  • The <footer> tag is not sectioning content and therefore doesn't introduce a new section.

  • The <footer> tag is a structural element that is used to identify the footer of a page, document, article, or section.

  • Also, this is a block-level element.

<footer> tag typically contains:

  • authorship information,

  • copyright information,

  • contact information,

  • sitemap,

  • back to top links etc.

HTML <footer> Tag - Syntax and Usage

The <footer> tag requires the start(opening) tag and end(closing) tag.

<footer>
    ..content here
</footer>

HTML <footer> Tag Basic Example

Below we have a basic example for clear understanding of <footer> tag:

Another Example:

In this example we will add a few links to the footer, which is usually the case with most of the websites.

HTML <footer> Tag Attributes

This element does not have any specific attributes although this element supports Global attributes and Event attributes.

Default CSS Settings for HTML <footer> Tag

footer {
    display: block;
}

Browser Support for HTML <footer> Tag

Following browsers support this attribute:

  • Firefox 4+

  • Google Chrome 6+

  • Internet Explorer 9+

  • Apple Safari 5.1+

  • Opera 11.1+



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