HTML <footer>
Tag
Example
The footer of the document:
<footer>
<p>Posted by: Hege Refsnes</p>
<p><time pubdate datetime="2012-03-01"></time></p>
</footer>
Browser Support
IE 9, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari support the <footer>
tag.
Note: IE 8 or earlier versions of IE do not support the <footer>
tag.
Tag Definition and Usage
The <footer>
tag defines the footer of a document or a section of a document.
The <footer>
element should contain information about its containing element.
Typically, the element includes the author's name, copyright information, links to terms of use, contact information, and more.
You can define multiple <footer>
elements within a document.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <footer>
tag is new in HTML5.
Tips and Notes
Tip: If you use the <footer>
element to insert contact information, you should use the <address>
tag within the <footer>
element.
Global Attributes
The <footer>
tag supports HTML's global attributes.
Event Attributes
The <footer>
tag supports HTML's event attributes.