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HTML <footer> tag

Examples

The document footer:

<footer>
  <p>Posted by: Hege Refsnes</p>
  <p><time pubdate datetime="2012-03-01"></time></p>
</footer>

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Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

IE 9, Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Safari support <footer> tag.

Note: IE 8 or earlier versions of IE browser does not support <footer> tag.

Tag definitions and instructions

Footer <footer> tag defines a partial area of ​​the document or documents.

<Footer> element should contain the information it contains elements.

In a typical case, this element will contain links to copyright information, the terms of use document creator's name, documents, contact information and so on.

In a document, you can define multiple <footer> element.

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

<Footer> tag is new in HTML 5 tag.

Tips and Notes

Tip: If you use the <footer> element to insert contact information should be used in the <footer> element <address> tag.

Global Properties

<footer> tag supports HTML global properties .

Event Properties

<footer> tag supports HTML event properties .