HTML <footer> Tag

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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:</p>

• authorship information
• copyright information
• contact information
• sitemap
• back to top links
• related documents

You can have several <footer> elements in one document.

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Tips and Notes

Tip: Contact information inside a <footer> element should go inside an <address> tag.

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Default CSS Settings

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

footer {
  display: block;
}