The HTML <footer> element represents a footer for its nearest sectioning content or sectioning root element. A footer typically contains information about the author of the section, copyright data or links to related documents.
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| Content categories | Flow content, palpable content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Flow content, but with no <footer> or <header> descendants. |
| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that accepts flow content. Note that a <footer> element must not be a descendant of an <address>, <header> or another <footer> element. |
| Permitted ARIA roles | group, presentation |
| DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Usage notes
- Enclose information about the author in an
<address>element that can be included into the<footer>element. - The
<footer>element is not sectioning content and therefore doesn't introduce a new section in the outline.
Examples
<footer> Some copyright info or perhaps some author info for an <article>? </footer>
Accessibility concerns
The VoiceOver screen reader has an issue where the footer landmark role is not announced in the landmark rotor. To address this, add role="contentinfo" to the footer element.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of '<footer>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML5 The definition of '<footer>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 5 | Yes | 4 | 9 | 11.1 | 4.1 |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | 11 | 4.2 | Yes |
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