Summary
The HTML <footer> Element represents a footer for its nearest sectioning content or sectioning root element (i.e, its nearest parent <article>, <aside>, <nav>, <section>, <blockquote>, <body>, <details>, <fieldset>, <figure>, <td>). A footer typically contains information about the author of the section, copyright data or links to related documents.
Usage notes:
- 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 parent elements Any element that accepts flow content. Note that a
<footer>element must not be a descendant of an<address>,<header>or another<footer>element. - DOM interface
HTMLElement
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
<footer> Some copyright info or perhaps some author info for an <article>? </footer>
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard | Living Standard | |
| HTML5 | Candidate Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 5 | 4.0 (2.0) | 9.0 | 11.10 | 4.1 |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 2.2 | 4.0 (2.0) | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 (iOS 4.2) |