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Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/blockquote"><code><blockquote></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/body"><code><body></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/br"><code><br></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/button"><code><button></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/canvas"><code><canvas></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/caption"><code><caption></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/center"><code><center></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/cite"><code><cite></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/code"><code><code></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/col"><code><col></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/colgroup"><code><colgroup></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/data"><code><data></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/datalist"><code><datalist></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dd"><code><dd></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/del"><code><del></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/details"><code><details></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dfn"><code><dfn></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dialog"><code><dialog></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dir"><code><dir></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/div"><code><div></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dl"><code><dl></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dt"><code><dt></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/em"><code><em></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/embed"><code><embed></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/fencedframe"><code><fencedframe></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-experimental" title="Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future."> <span class="visually-hidden">Experimental</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/fieldset"><code><fieldset></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/figcaption"><code><figcaption></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/figure"><code><figure></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/font"><code><font></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><em><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/footer" aria-current="page"><code><footer></code></a></em></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/form"><code><form></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/frame"><code><frame></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/frameset"><code><frameset></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements"><code><h1></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/head"><code><head></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/header"><code><header></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/hgroup"><code><hgroup></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/hr"><code><hr></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/html"><code><html></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/i"><code><i></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/iframe"><code><iframe></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/img"><code><img></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input"><code><input></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ins"><code><ins></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/kbd"><code><kbd></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/label"><code><label></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/legend"><code><legend></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/li"><code><li></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/link"><code><link></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/main"><code><main></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/map"><code><map></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/mark"><code><mark></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/marquee"><code><marquee></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/menu"><code><menu></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/meta"><code><meta></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/meter"><code><meter></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/nav"><code><nav></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/nobr"><code><nobr></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/noembed"><code><noembed></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/noframes"><code><noframes></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/noscript"><code><noscript></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/object"><code><object></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ol"><code><ol></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/optgroup"><code><optgroup></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/option"><code><option></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/output"><code><output></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/p"><code><p></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/param"><code><param></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/picture"><code><picture></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/plaintext"><code><plaintext></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/portal"><code><portal></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-experimental" title="Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future."> <span class="visually-hidden">Experimental</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/pre"><code><pre></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/progress"><code><progress></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/q"><code><q></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/rb"><code><rb></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/rp"><code><rp></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/rt"><code><rt></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/rtc"><code><rtc></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ruby"><code><ruby></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/s"><code><s></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/samp"><code><samp></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/script"><code><script></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/search"><code><search></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/section"><code><section></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/select"><code><select></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/slot"><code><slot></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/small"><code><small></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/source"><code><source></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/span"><code><span></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/strike"><code><strike></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/strong"><code><strong></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/style"><code><style></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/sub"><code><sub></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/summary"><code><summary></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/sup"><code><sup></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/table"><code><table></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/tbody"><code><tbody></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/td"><code><td></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/template"><code><template></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/textarea"><code><textarea></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/tfoot"><code><tfoot></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/th"><code><th></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/thead"><code><thead></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/time"><code><time></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/title"><code><title></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/tr"><code><tr></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/track"><code><track></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/tt"><code><tt></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/u"><code><u></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul"><code><ul></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/var"><code><var></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/video"><code><video></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/wbr"><code><wbr></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/xmp"><code><xmp></code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li></ol> </details> </li> <li class="toggle"> <details> <summary>Global attributes</summary> <ol><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/accesskey"><code>accesskey</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/anchor"><code>anchor</code></a><abbr class="icon icon-experimental" title="Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future."> <span class="visually-hidden">Experimental</span> </abbr><abbr class="icon icon-nonstandard" title="Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using."> <span class="visually-hidden">Non-standard</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/autocapitalize"><code>autocapitalize</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/autocorrect"><code>autocorrect</code></a><abbr class="icon icon-experimental" title="Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future."> <span class="visually-hidden">Experimental</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/autofocus"><code>autofocus</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/class"><code>class</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/contenteditable"><code>contenteditable</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/data-*"><code>data-*</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/dir"><code>dir</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/draggable"><code>draggable</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/enterkeyhint"><code>enterkeyhint</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/exportparts"><code>exportparts</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/hidden"><code>hidden</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/id"><code>id</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/inert"><code>inert</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/inputmode"><code>inputmode</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/is"><code>is</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemid"><code>itemid</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemprop"><code>itemprop</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemref"><code>itemref</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemscope"><code>itemscope</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemtype"><code>itemtype</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/lang"><code>lang</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/nonce"><code>nonce</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/part"><code>part</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/popover"><code>popover</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/slot"><code>slot</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/spellcheck"><code>spellcheck</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/style"><code>style</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/tabindex"><code>tabindex</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/title"><code>title</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/translate"><code>translate</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/virtualkeyboardpolicy"><code>virtualkeyboardpolicy</code></a><abbr class="icon icon-experimental" title="Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future."> <span class="visually-hidden">Experimental</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/writingsuggestions"><code>writingsuggestions</code></a></li></ol> </details> </li> <li class="toggle"> <details> <summary>Attributes</summary> <ol> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/accept">accept</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/autocomplete">autocomplete</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/capture">capture</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/crossorigin">crossorigin</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/dirname">dirname</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/disabled">disabled</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/elementtiming">elementtiming</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/for">for</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/max">max</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/maxlength">maxlength</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/min">min</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/minlength">minlength</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/multiple">multiple</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/pattern">pattern</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/placeholder">placeholder</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/readonly">readonly</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/rel">rel</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/required">required</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/size">size</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/step">step</a></li> </ol> </details> </li> <li class="toggle"> <details> <summary><code><input></code> types</summary> <ol><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/button"><code><input type="button"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/checkbox"><code><input type="checkbox"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/color"><code><input type="color"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/date"><code><input type="date"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/datetime-local"><code><input type="datetime-local"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/email"><code><input type="email"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/file"><code><input type="file"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/hidden"><code><input type="hidden"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/image"><code><input type="image"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/month"><code><input type="month"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/number"><code><input type="number"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/password"><code><input type="password"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/radio"><code><input type="radio"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/range"><code><input type="range"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/reset"><code><input type="reset"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/search"><code><input type="search"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/submit"><code><input type="submit"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/tel"><code><input type="tel"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/text"><code><input type="text"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/time"><code><input type="time"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/url"><code><input type="url"></code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/week"><code><input type="week"></code></a></li></ol> </details> </li> <li class="section no-link">Guides</li> <li> <ol> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories">Content categories</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Glossary/Block-level_content">Block-level elements</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Glossary/Inline-level_content">Inline elements</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Quirks_Mode_and_Standards_Mode">Quirks Mode and Standards Mode</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Date_and_time_formats">Date and time formats used in HTML</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Constraint_validation">Constraint validation</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Microdata">Microdata</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/microformats">Microformats</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Viewport_meta_tag">Viewport meta tag</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/CORS_enabled_image">Allowing cross-origin use of images and canvas</a></li> </ol> </li> </ol> </div></div><section class="place side"></section></nav></aside><div class="toc-container"><aside class="toc"><nav><div class="document-toc-container"><section class="document-toc"><header><h2 class="document-toc-heading">In this article</h2></header><ul class="document-toc-list"><li class="document-toc-item "><a class="document-toc-link" href="#try_it">Try it</a></li><li class="document-toc-item "><a class="document-toc-link" href="#attributes">Attributes</a></li><li class="document-toc-item "><a class="document-toc-link" href="#usage_notes">Usage notes</a></li><li class="document-toc-item "><a class="document-toc-link" href="#accessibility">Accessibility</a></li><li class="document-toc-item "><a class="document-toc-link" href="#examples">Examples</a></li><li class="document-toc-item "><a class="document-toc-link" href="#technical_summary">Technical summary</a></li><li class="document-toc-item "><a class="document-toc-link" href="#specifications">Specifications</a></li><li class="document-toc-item "><a class="document-toc-link" href="#browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</a></li><li class="document-toc-item "><a class="document-toc-link" href="#see_also">See also</a></li></ul></section></div></nav></aside><section class="place side"></section></div></div><main id="content" class="main-content "><article class="main-page-content" lang="en-US"><header><h1><footer>: The Footer element</h1><details class="baseline-indicator high"><summary><span class="indicator" role="img" aria-label="Baseline Check"></span><h2>Baseline <span class="not-bold">Widely available</span></h2><div class="browsers"><span class="engine" title="Supported in Chrome and Edge"><span class="browser chrome supported" role="img" aria-label="Chrome check"></span><span class="browser edge supported" role="img" aria-label="Edge check"></span></span><span class="engine" title="Supported in Firefox"><span class="browser firefox supported" role="img" aria-label="Firefox check"></span></span><span class="engine" title="Supported in Safari"><span class="browser safari supported" role="img" aria-label="Safari check"></span></span></div><span class="icon icon-chevron "></span></summary><div class="extra"><p>This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.</p><ul><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Glossary/Baseline/Compatibility" data-glean="baseline_link_learn_more" target="_blank" class="learn-more">Learn more</a></li><li><a href="#browser_compatibility" data-glean="baseline_link_bcd_table">See full compatibility</a></li><li><a href="https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7634825/MDN-baseline-feedback?page=%2Fen-US%2Fdocs%2FWeb%2FHTML%2FElement%2Ffooter&level=high" data-glean="baseline_link_feedback" class="feedback-link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Report feedback</a></li></ul></div></details></header><div class="section-content"><p>The <strong><code><footer></code></strong> <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML">HTML</a> element represents a footer for its nearest ancestor <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#sectioning_content">sectioning content</a> or <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements#labeling_section_content">sectioning root</a> element. A <code><footer></code> typically contains information about the author of the section, copyright data or links to related documents.</p></div><section aria-labelledby="try_it"><h2 id="try_it"><a href="#try_it">Try it</a></h2><div class="section-content"><iframe class="interactive is-tabbed-standard-height" height="200" src="https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/tabbed/footer.html" title="MDN Web Docs Interactive Example" allow="clipboard-write" loading="lazy"></iframe></div></section><section aria-labelledby="attributes"><h2 id="attributes"><a href="#attributes">Attributes</a></h2><div class="section-content"><p>This element only includes the <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</p></div></section><section aria-labelledby="usage_notes"><h2 id="usage_notes"><a href="#usage_notes">Usage notes</a></h2><div class="section-content"><ul> <li>Enclose information about the author in an <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/address"><code><address></code></a> element that can be included into the <code><footer></code> element.</li> <li>When the nearest ancestor sectioning content or sectioning root element is the body element the footer applies to the whole page.</li> <li>The <code><footer></code> element is not sectioning content and therefore doesn't introduce a new section in the <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements">outline</a>.</li> </ul></div></section><section aria-labelledby="accessibility"><h2 id="accessibility"><a href="#accessibility">Accessibility</a></h2><div class="section-content"><p>Prior to the release of Safari 13, the <code>contentinfo</code> <a href="/en-US/docs/Learn/Accessibility/WAI-ARIA_basics#signpostslandmarks">landmark role</a> was not properly exposed by <a href="https://help.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/" class="external" target="_blank">VoiceOver</a>. If needing to support legacy Safari browsers, add <code>role="contentinfo"</code> to the <code>footer</code> element to ensure the landmark will be properly exposed.</p> <ul> <li>Related: <a href="https://webkit.org/b/146930" class="external" target="_blank">WebKit Bugzilla: 146930 – AX: HTML native elements (header, footer, main, aside, nav) should work the same as ARIA landmarks, sometimes they don't</a></li> </ul></div></section><section aria-labelledby="examples"><h2 id="examples"><a href="#examples">Examples</a></h2><div class="section-content"><div class="code-example"><div class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></div><pre class="brush: html notranslate"><code><body> <h3>FIFA World Cup top goalscorers</h3> <ol> <li>Miroslav Klose, 16</li> <li>Ronaldo Nazário, 15</li> <li>Gerd Müller, 14</li> </ol> <footer> <small> Copyright © 2023 Football History Archives. All Rights Reserved. </small> </footer> </body> </code></pre></div> <div class="code-example"><div class="example-header"><span class="language-name">css</span></div><pre class="brush: css notranslate"><code>footer { text-align: center; padding: 5px; background-color: #abbaba; color: #000; } </code></pre></div><div class="code-example"><div class="example-header"></div><iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Examples sample" id="frame_examples" src="about:blank" data-live-path="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/footer" data-live-id="examples" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" loading="lazy"></iframe></div></div></section><section aria-labelledby="technical_summary"><h2 id="technical_summary"><a href="#technical_summary">Technical summary</a></h2><div class="section-content"><figure class="table-container"><table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories">Content categories</a></th> <td><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#flow_content">Flow content</a>, palpable content.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted content</th> <td> <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#flow_content">Flow content</a>, but with no <code><footer></code> or <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/header"><code><header></code></a> descendants. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Tag omission</th> <td>None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted parents</th> <td> Any element that accepts <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#flow_content">flow content</a>. Note that a <code><footer></code> element must not be a descendant of an <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/address"><code><address></code></a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/header"><code><header></code></a> or another <code><footer></code> element. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Implicit ARIA role</th> <td> <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/contentinfo_role">contentinfo</a>, or <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/generic_role">generic</a> if a descendant of an <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/article">article</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/aside">aside</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/main">main</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/nav">nav</a> or <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/section">section</a> element, or an element with <code>role=<a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/article_role">article</a></code>, <code><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/complementary_role">complementary</a></code>, <code><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/main_role">main</a></code>, <code><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/navigation_role">navigation</a></code> or <code><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/region_role">region</a></code> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted ARIA roles</th> <td> <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/group_role"><code>group</code></a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/presentation_role"><code>presentation</code></a> or <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/none_role"><code>none</code></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">DOM interface</th> <td><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement"><code>HTMLElement</code></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></figure></div></section><h2 id="specifications"><a href="#specifications">Specifications</a></h2><table class="standard-table"><thead><tr><th scope="col">Specification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/sections.html#the-footer-element">HTML Standard <br/><small># the-footer-element</small></a></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="browser_compatibility"><a href="#browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</a></h2><p>BCD tables only load in the browser<noscript> with JavaScript enabled. Enable JavaScript to view data.</noscript></p><section aria-labelledby="see_also"><h2 id="see_also"><a href="#see_also">See also</a></h2><div class="section-content"><ul> <li>Other section-related elements: <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/body"><code><body></code></a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/nav"><code><nav></code></a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/article"><code><article></code></a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/aside"><code><aside></code></a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements">h1</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements">h2</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements">h3</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements">h4</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements">h5</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements">h6</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/hgroup"><code><hgroup></code></a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/header"><code><header></code></a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/section"><code><section></code></a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/address"><code><address></code></a>;</li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements">Using HTML sections and outlines</a></li> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/contentinfo_role">ARIA: Contentinfo role</a></li> </ul></div></section></article><aside class="article-footer"><div class="article-footer-inner"><div class="svg-container"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="162" height="162" viewBox="0 0 162 162" fill="none" role="none"><mask id="b" fill="#fff"><path d="M97.203 47.04c8.113-7.886 18.004-13.871 28.906-17.492a78 78 0 0 1 33.969-3.39c11.443 1.39 22.401 5.295 32.024 11.411s17.656 14.28 23.476 23.86c5.819 9.579 9.269 20.318 10.083 31.385a69.85 69.85 0 0 1-5.387 32.44c-4.358 10.272-11.115 19.443-19.747 26.801-8.632 7.359-18.908 12.709-30.034 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Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/address\"><code><address></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/area\"><code><area></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/article\"><code><article></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/aside\"><code><aside></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/audio\"><code><audio></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/b\"><code><b></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/base\"><code><base></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/bdi\"><code><bdi></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/bdo\"><code><bdo></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/big\"><code><big></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/blockquote\"><code><blockquote></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/body\"><code><body></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/br\"><code><br></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/button\"><code><button></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/canvas\"><code><canvas></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/caption\"><code><caption></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/center\"><code><center></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/cite\"><code><cite></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/code\"><code><code></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/col\"><code><col></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/colgroup\"><code><colgroup></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/data\"><code><data></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/datalist\"><code><datalist></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dd\"><code><dd></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/del\"><code><del></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/details\"><code><details></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dfn\"><code><dfn></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dialog\"><code><dialog></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dir\"><code><dir></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/div\"><code><div></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dl\"><code><dl></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dt\"><code><dt></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/em\"><code><em></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/embed\"><code><embed></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/fencedframe\"><code><fencedframe></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-experimental\" title=\"Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Experimental</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/fieldset\"><code><fieldset></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/figcaption\"><code><figcaption></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/figure\"><code><figure></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/font\"><code><font></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><em><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/footer\" aria-current=\"page\"><code><footer></code></a></em></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/form\"><code><form></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/frame\"><code><frame></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/frameset\"><code><frameset></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements\"><code><h1></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/head\"><code><head></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/header\"><code><header></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/hgroup\"><code><hgroup></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/hr\"><code><hr></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/html\"><code><html></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/i\"><code><i></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/iframe\"><code><iframe></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/img\"><code><img></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input\"><code><input></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ins\"><code><ins></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/kbd\"><code><kbd></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/label\"><code><label></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/legend\"><code><legend></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/li\"><code><li></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/link\"><code><link></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/main\"><code><main></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/map\"><code><map></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/mark\"><code><mark></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/marquee\"><code><marquee></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/menu\"><code><menu></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/meta\"><code><meta></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/meter\"><code><meter></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/nav\"><code><nav></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/nobr\"><code><nobr></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/noembed\"><code><noembed></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/noframes\"><code><noframes></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/noscript\"><code><noscript></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/object\"><code><object></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ol\"><code><ol></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/optgroup\"><code><optgroup></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/option\"><code><option></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/output\"><code><output></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/p\"><code><p></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/param\"><code><param></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/picture\"><code><picture></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/plaintext\"><code><plaintext></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/portal\"><code><portal></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-experimental\" title=\"Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Experimental</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/pre\"><code><pre></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/progress\"><code><progress></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/q\"><code><q></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/rb\"><code><rb></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/rp\"><code><rp></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/rt\"><code><rt></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/rtc\"><code><rtc></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ruby\"><code><ruby></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/s\"><code><s></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/samp\"><code><samp></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/script\"><code><script></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/search\"><code><search></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/section\"><code><section></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/select\"><code><select></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/slot\"><code><slot></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/small\"><code><small></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/source\"><code><source></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/span\"><code><span></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/strike\"><code><strike></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/strong\"><code><strong></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/style\"><code><style></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/sub\"><code><sub></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/summary\"><code><summary></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/sup\"><code><sup></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/table\"><code><table></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/tbody\"><code><tbody></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/td\"><code><td></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/template\"><code><template></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/textarea\"><code><textarea></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/tfoot\"><code><tfoot></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/th\"><code><th></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/thead\"><code><thead></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/time\"><code><time></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/title\"><code><title></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/tr\"><code><tr></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/track\"><code><track></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/tt\"><code><tt></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/u\"><code><u></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul\"><code><ul></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/var\"><code><var></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/video\"><code><video></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/wbr\"><code><wbr></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/xmp\"><code><xmp></code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li></ol>\n </details>\n </li>\n <li class=\"toggle\">\n <details>\n <summary>Global attributes</summary>\n <ol><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/accesskey\"><code>accesskey</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/anchor\"><code>anchor</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-experimental\" title=\"Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Experimental</span>\n</abbr><abbr class=\"icon icon-nonstandard\" title=\"Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Non-standard</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/autocapitalize\"><code>autocapitalize</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/autocorrect\"><code>autocorrect</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-experimental\" title=\"Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Experimental</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/autofocus\"><code>autofocus</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/class\"><code>class</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/contenteditable\"><code>contenteditable</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/data-*\"><code>data-*</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/dir\"><code>dir</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/draggable\"><code>draggable</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/enterkeyhint\"><code>enterkeyhint</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/exportparts\"><code>exportparts</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/hidden\"><code>hidden</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/id\"><code>id</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/inert\"><code>inert</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/inputmode\"><code>inputmode</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/is\"><code>is</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemid\"><code>itemid</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemprop\"><code>itemprop</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemref\"><code>itemref</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemscope\"><code>itemscope</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/itemtype\"><code>itemtype</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/lang\"><code>lang</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/nonce\"><code>nonce</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/part\"><code>part</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/popover\"><code>popover</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/slot\"><code>slot</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/spellcheck\"><code>spellcheck</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/style\"><code>style</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/tabindex\"><code>tabindex</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/title\"><code>title</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/translate\"><code>translate</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/virtualkeyboardpolicy\"><code>virtualkeyboardpolicy</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-experimental\" title=\"Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Experimental</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/writingsuggestions\"><code>writingsuggestions</code></a></li></ol>\n </details>\n </li>\n <li class=\"toggle\">\n <details>\n <summary>Attributes</summary>\n <ol>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/accept\">accept</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/autocomplete\">autocomplete</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/capture\">capture</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/crossorigin\">crossorigin</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/dirname\">dirname</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/disabled\">disabled</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/elementtiming\">elementtiming</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/for\">for</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/max\">max</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/maxlength\">maxlength</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/min\">min</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/minlength\">minlength</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/multiple\">multiple</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/pattern\">pattern</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/placeholder\">placeholder</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/readonly\">readonly</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/rel\">rel</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/required\">required</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/size\">size</a></li>\n \n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/step\">step</a></li>\n \n </ol>\n </details>\n </li>\n <li class=\"toggle\">\n <details>\n <summary><code><input></code> types</summary>\n <ol><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/button\"><code><input type=\"button\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/checkbox\"><code><input type=\"checkbox\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/color\"><code><input type=\"color\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/date\"><code><input type=\"date\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/datetime-local\"><code><input type=\"datetime-local\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/email\"><code><input type=\"email\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/file\"><code><input type=\"file\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/hidden\"><code><input type=\"hidden\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/image\"><code><input type=\"image\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/month\"><code><input type=\"month\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/number\"><code><input type=\"number\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/password\"><code><input type=\"password\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/radio\"><code><input type=\"radio\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/range\"><code><input type=\"range\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/reset\"><code><input type=\"reset\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/search\"><code><input type=\"search\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/submit\"><code><input type=\"submit\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/tel\"><code><input type=\"tel\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/text\"><code><input type=\"text\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/time\"><code><input type=\"time\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/url\"><code><input type=\"url\"></code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/week\"><code><input type=\"week\"></code></a></li></ol>\n </details>\n </li>\n <li class=\"section no-link\">Guides</li>\n <li>\n <ol>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories\">Content categories</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Glossary/Block-level_content\">Block-level elements</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Glossary/Inline-level_content\">Inline elements</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Quirks_Mode_and_Standards_Mode\">Quirks Mode and Standards Mode</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Date_and_time_formats\">Date and time formats used in HTML</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Constraint_validation\">Constraint validation</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Microdata\">Microdata</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/microformats\">Microformats</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Viewport_meta_tag\">Viewport meta tag</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/CORS_enabled_image\">Allowing cross-origin use of images and canvas</a></li>\n </ol>\n </li>\n </ol>\n","sidebarMacro":"HTMLSidebar","body":[{"type":"prose","value":{"id":null,"title":null,"isH3":false,"content":"<p>The <strong><code><footer></code></strong> <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML\">HTML</a> element represents a footer for its nearest ancestor <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#sectioning_content\">sectioning content</a> or <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements#labeling_section_content\">sectioning root</a> element. A <code><footer></code> typically contains information about the author of the section, copyright data or links to related documents.</p>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"try_it","title":"Try it","isH3":false,"content":"<iframe class=\"interactive is-tabbed-standard-height\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/tabbed/footer.html\" title=\"MDN Web Docs Interactive Example\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" loading=\"lazy\"></iframe>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"attributes","title":"Attributes","isH3":false,"content":"<p>This element only includes the <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes\">global attributes</a>.</p>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"usage_notes","title":"Usage notes","isH3":false,"content":"<ul>\n <li>Enclose information about the author in an <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/address\"><code><address></code></a> element that can be included into the <code><footer></code> element.</li>\n <li>When the nearest ancestor sectioning content or sectioning root element is the body element the footer applies to the whole page.</li>\n <li>The <code><footer></code> element is not sectioning content and therefore doesn't introduce a new section in the <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements\">outline</a>.</li>\n</ul>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"accessibility","title":"Accessibility","isH3":false,"content":"<p>Prior to the release of Safari 13, the <code>contentinfo</code> <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Learn/Accessibility/WAI-ARIA_basics#signpostslandmarks\">landmark role</a> was not properly exposed by <a href=\"https://help.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">VoiceOver</a>. If needing to support legacy Safari browsers, add <code>role=\"contentinfo\"</code> to the <code>footer</code> element to ensure the landmark will be properly exposed.</p>\n<ul>\n <li>Related: <a href=\"https://webkit.org/b/146930\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">WebKit Bugzilla: 146930 – AX: HTML native elements (header, footer, main, aside, nav) should work the same as ARIA landmarks, sometimes they don't</a></li>\n</ul>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"examples","title":"Examples","isH3":false,"content":"<div class=\"code-example\"><div class=\"example-header\"><span class=\"language-name\">html</span></div><pre class=\"brush: html notranslate\"><code><body>\n <h3>FIFA World Cup top goalscorers</h3>\n <ol>\n <li>Miroslav Klose, 16</li>\n <li>Ronaldo Nazário, 15</li>\n <li>Gerd Müller, 14</li>\n </ol>\n\n <footer>\n <small>\n Copyright © 2023 Football History Archives. All Rights Reserved.\n </small>\n </footer>\n</body>\n</code></pre></div>\n<div class=\"code-example\"><div class=\"example-header\"><span class=\"language-name\">css</span></div><pre class=\"brush: css notranslate\"><code>footer {\n text-align: center;\n padding: 5px;\n background-color: #abbaba;\n color: #000;\n}\n</code></pre></div><div class=\"code-example\"><div class=\"example-header\"></div><iframe class=\"sample-code-frame\" title=\"Examples sample\" id=\"frame_examples\" src=\"about:blank\" data-live-path=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/footer\" data-live-id=\"examples\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts\" loading=\"lazy\"></iframe></div>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"technical_summary","title":"Technical summary","isH3":false,"content":"<figure class=\"table-container\"><table class=\"properties\">\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <th scope=\"row\"><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories\">Content categories</a></th>\n <td><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#flow_content\">Flow content</a>, palpable content.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <th scope=\"row\">Permitted content</th>\n <td>\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#flow_content\">Flow content</a>, but with no <code><footer></code> or\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/header\"><code><header></code></a> descendants.\n </td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <th scope=\"row\">Tag omission</th>\n <td>None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <th scope=\"row\">Permitted parents</th>\n <td>\n Any element that accepts\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#flow_content\">flow content</a>. Note that a <code><footer></code> element must not be a\n descendant of an <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/address\"><code><address></code></a>,\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/header\"><code><header></code></a> or another\n <code><footer></code> element.\n </td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <th scope=\"row\">Implicit ARIA role</th>\n <td>\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/contentinfo_role\">contentinfo</a>, or\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/generic_role\">generic</a>\n if a descendant of an\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/article\">article</a>,\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/aside\">aside</a>,\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/main\">main</a>,\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/nav\">nav</a> or\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/section\">section</a> element, or\n an element with\n <code>role=<a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/article_role\">article</a></code>,\n <code><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/complementary_role\">complementary</a></code>,\n <code><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/main_role\">main</a></code>,\n <code><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/navigation_role\">navigation</a></code>\n or\n <code><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/region_role\">region</a></code>\n </td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <th scope=\"row\">Permitted ARIA roles</th>\n <td>\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/group_role\"><code>group</code></a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/presentation_role\"><code>presentation</code></a> or\n <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/none_role\"><code>none</code></a>\n </td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <th scope=\"row\">DOM interface</th>\n <td><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement\"><code>HTMLElement</code></a></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table></figure>"}},{"type":"specifications","value":{"title":"Specifications","id":"specifications","isH3":false,"specifications":[{"bcdSpecificationURL":"https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/sections.html#the-footer-element","title":"HTML Standard"}],"query":"html.elements.footer"}},{"type":"browser_compatibility","value":{"title":"Browser compatibility","id":"browser_compatibility","isH3":false,"query":"html.elements.footer"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"see_also","title":"See also","isH3":false,"content":"<ul>\n <li>Other section-related elements: <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/body\"><code><body></code></a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/nav\"><code><nav></code></a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/article\"><code><article></code></a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/aside\"><code><aside></code></a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements\">h1</a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements\">h2</a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements\">h3</a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements\">h4</a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements\">h5</a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements\">h6</a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/hgroup\"><code><hgroup></code></a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/header\"><code><header></code></a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/section\"><code><section></code></a>, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/address\"><code><address></code></a>;</li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Heading_Elements\">Using HTML sections and outlines</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/contentinfo_role\">ARIA: Contentinfo role</a></li>\n</ul>"}}],"toc":[{"text":"Try it","id":"try_it"},{"text":"Attributes","id":"attributes"},{"text":"Usage notes","id":"usage_notes"},{"text":"Accessibility","id":"accessibility"},{"text":"Examples","id":"examples"},{"text":"Technical summary","id":"technical_summary"},{"text":"Specifications","id":"specifications"},{"text":"Browser compatibility","id":"browser_compatibility"},{"text":"See also","id":"see_also"}],"summary":"The <footer> HTML element represents a footer for its nearest ancestor sectioning content or sectioning root element. 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