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HTML footer tag

Example

A footer section in a document:

<footer>
<p>Author: Samridh Kumar</p>
<p><a href="mailto:samridh.iitaan@gmail.com">samridh.iitaan@gmail.com</a></p>
</footer>

Definition and Usage

The <footer> tag defines a footer for a document or section.

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.

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.

More Examples

Example

Use CSS to style <footer>:

<html>
<head>
<style>
footer {
text-align: center;
padding: 3px;
background-color: DarkSalmon;
color: white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<footer>
<p>Author: Samridh Kumar<br>
<a href="mailto:samridh.iitaan@gmail.com">samridh.iitaan@gmail.com</a></p>
</footer>

</body>
</html>

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <footer> element with the following default values:

footer {
display: block;
}
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