HTML <footer> Tag
Example
A footer section in a document:
<footer>
<p>Posted by: Hege Refsnes</p>
<p>Contact information: <a href="mailto:someone@example.com">
someone@example.com</a>.</p>
</footer>
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Definition and Usage
The <footer> tag defines a footer for a document or section.
A <footer> element should contain information about its containing element.
A <footer> element typically contains:
- authorship information
- copyright information
- contact information
- sitemap
- back to top links
- related documents
You can have several <footer> elements in one document.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <footer> | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 11.1 |
Note: The <footer> tag is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <footer> tag is new in HTML5.
Tips and Notes
Tip: Contact information inside a <footer> element should go inside an <address> tag.
Global Attributes
The <footer> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <footer> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Footer Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <footer> element with the following default values:
footer {
display: block;
}
