HTML Tag Reference - HTML tag <footer>
The <footer> element is the complement to
header and represents the footer for a section.
A footer usually contains summary information about a section.
The <footer> element cannot be a descendent of the address or header element and cannot be a descendant of another footer element.
Browser compatibility
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<footer> |
Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
What's new in HTML5
The <footer> tag is new in HTML5.
Global Attributes
The <footer> tag supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <footer> tag supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Default CSS Settings
footer {
display: block;
}
Example
A demo showing how to use <footer> tag.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body>
<header>
<hgroup>
<h1>H1</h1>
<h2>H2</h2>
</hgroup>
</header>
<section>
<header>
<h1>H1</h1>
</header>
</section>
<footer id="mainFooter">
<p>This is a text.</p>
</footer>
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</html>