Description

The HTML element <footer> is used to define a footer for an HTML document, which can include any of the below details.

  • Copyright information
  • Author information
  • Contact Information
  • Links to Sitemap, About, Privacy, Terms, and any other useful links.

The below table summarizes its usage.

Usage Details
Placement It is displayed as a Block element.
Contents It can contain Block elements, Inline elements, and text.
It cannot include the <header> element and <footer> element.
Tags Both opening and closing tags are required.
Versions HTML5

Syntax

Here is the basic syntax of the <footer> element.

<footer>...</footer>

Examples

In the below example, the <footer> element is used to define the document footer.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>HTML Element - footer</title>
</head>
<body>
    <footer>
        <p><a href="/terms">Terms & Conditions</a> | <a href="/privacy">Privacy Policy</a></p>
        <p>Copyright © Random Codez. All rights reserved.</p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>

Attributes

The following table shows the list of supported and unsupported attributes for the <footer> tag.

Attribute Type Details
Element-Specific Attributes The tag <footer> doesn't have any element-specific attributes.
Global Attributes Like all other HTML tags, the tag <footer> supports the HTML Global Attributes.
Event Attributes The tag <footer> also supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Browser Compatibility

The tag <footer> is supported in all modern browsers.

  • Google Chrome 6+
  • Internet Explorer or Edge 9+
  • Firefox 4+
  • Apple Safari 5.1+
  • Opera 11.1+

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