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In web design, a footer is the bottom section of a website. It is used across many websites around the internet. Footers can contain any type of HTML content, including text, images and links.

HTML5 introduced the <footer> element.

Common items that are included or linked to from footers are copyright, sitemaps, privacy policies, terms of use, contact details and directions.

Infinite scrolling cannot be used in combination with footers, because the footer becomes inaccessible.

References

  1. Castro, Elizabeth (2014). HTML and CSS: visual quickstart guide. Bruce Hyslop (8th ed.). Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press. ISBN 978-0-13-343893-2. OCLC 859846770.
  2. "HTML: HyperText Markup Language". Mozilla Developer Network. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  3. "Website Footer Design Best Practices: 27 Things to Put at the Bottom". Orbit Media Studios. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  4. Cooper, Alan; Reimann, Robert; Cronin, Dave; Cooper, Alan (2014). About face: the essentials of interaction design (Fourth ed.). Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-76657-6.


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