Site Footer
A site footer is the closing area used across a website. It holds secondary links, legal details, contact paths, and trust information.
A real example
A service footer groups product, company, support, privacy, language, and status links under clear headings.
Main parts
- 01Current location
- 02Destination labels
- 03Focus order
- 04Responsive behavior
Use it when
Use it for other useful links and facts about the group.
Do not use it when
Order the links and update legal text. Keep all type easy to read.
Name used in code
<footer> Before you ship
Before release, check the page structure, keyboard access, visible focus, contrast, and zoom. Also check loading, empty, error, success, cancel, and reduced-motion states.
Outcome: Use Site Footer to solve this user need without losing the current context. User context: A service footer groups product, company, support, privacy, language, and status links under clear headings. Recommended pattern: Site Footer. Why it fits: Use it for other useful links and facts about the group. Do not use it when: Order the links and update legal text. Keep all type easy to read. Product requirements: Define the default, loading, empty, error, success, and recovery states. Keep user input. Give clear feedback after every action. Accessibility and resilience: Use semantic HTML, full keyboard access, and visible focus. Make the layout work when zoomed and support reduced motion. Follow the project’s current rules. Do not add a new UI library unless the project already uses it. Acceptance criteria: The main task works with keyboard only and at 320px width. Focus and status changes are announced. Check loading, failure, retry, cancel, and reduced-motion paths. Evidence and limits (evidence boundary): No single official standard controls the whole term. Its meaning may change across teams, platforms, or frameworks. Unknowns to confirm: Product wording, data source, analytics events, supported devices and languages, and platform limits.
Check this request
Review the current use of Site Footer. Definition: A site footer is the closing area used across a website. It holds secondary links, legal details, contact paths, and trust information. Release checks: Before release, check the page structure, keyboard access, visible focus, contrast, and zoom. Also check loading, empty, error, success, cancel, and reduced-motion states. Before changing code, report the evidence you found, gaps, severity, and the smallest safe fix.