Website footer explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

Common items that are included or linked to from footers are copyright, sitemaps, privacy policies, terms of use, contact details and directions.^[3]

Infinite scrolling cannot be used in combination with footers, because the footer becomes inaccessible.^[4]

Notes and References

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