HTML <footer> tag

The <footer> tag is used to define the footer of a page or document or article or section. It must cover the information related with the page or section that it belongs.

Type: Block Element

Syntax of <footer> tag

<footer>
  Footer content
</footer>

<footer> tag is introduced in HTML5.

Supported Browsers

Tag	Chrome	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera Mini
<footer>	6.0 or higher	9.0 or higher	4.0 or higher	5.0 or higher	11.1 or higher

Full code example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
  <header>
  </header>

  <main>
  </main>

  <footer>
    <p> Copyright &copy; 2026 || All Rights Reserved <br>
      <a href="#">Privacy Policy</a>
            |
      <a href="#">Terms of Services</a>
    </p>
  </footer>
</body>
</html>

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Output on the browser

<footer> tag is mainly used to define copyright notice, terms of use, host or admin-related link.

More reference

This element is located at the bottom of a section which may apply to the whole page or to the main content. For example, it is contained within an <article> element, it must define supplementary information, not the main content.

Default CSS property of <footer> tag

footer {
  display:block;
}

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