Last updated: 2026-09-12
<footer>The FOOTER Element
Represents the footer of its nearest sectioning content or root element, usually author, copyright, contact or related links.
| Category | Semantic |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </footer> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<footer>footer content</footer>
▶ Example
Edit the code below and see the live result in the playground:
🌐 Browser Support
| Browser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <footer> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip: Footer content should relate to its section; copyright usually lives in the page-level footer.
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