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Header and footer

HTML course · Beginner · Lesson 59/68

Learn to use <header> and <footer>.

The header tag

The <header> tag marks the top of a section. It sits at the top of the page or at the start of an <article>. It usually holds a title, a logo or an opening menu.

Example: <header><h1>My Diary</h1><p>A developer's notes</p></header>. Here <header> wraps the page's opening top. A page can hold more than one <header>; each section can have its own top.

The footer tag

The <footer> tag marks the bottom of a section. It sits at the very end of the page or after an <article>. It usually holds a copyright line, contact links or related links.

Example: <footer><p>© 2024 Club Page</p></footer>. Copyright or author info that closes a section gathers here. A page can also hold more than one <footer>.

Exercise Write the top and bottom of the page

Add a <header> and a <footer> to body. Inside the header write an <h1> with the text Opinions. Inside the footer write a <p> with the text © 2024 Gazette.

Show example solution 
<body>
  <header>
    <h1>Opinions</h1>
  </header>
  <footer>
    <p>© 2024 Gazette</p>
  </footer>
</body>

Test yourself

  1. What is <header> most often used for?

    • The bottom of the page
    • The top of a section
    • A side menu
    • A form field
    Show answer

    The top of a section — Correct. header marks the top of a section.

  2. Complete the footer

    <____>
  <p>© 2024 Club Page</p>
</footer>
    Show answer 
    <footer>
  <p>© 2024 Club Page</p>
</footer>

  3. Match each tag to its role

    <header>
    Top of a section
    <footer>
    Bottom of a section
    <h1>
    Heading
    <p>
    Paragraph

All lessons in Beginner

1 Document basics

  1. What is HTML?
  2. The document skeleton
  3. Head and meta tags
  4. Title and language
  5. Comments and readability
  6. Summary - My first HTML page

2 Text content

  1. Headings: h1–h6
  2. Paragraphs
  3. Line break and horizontal rule
  4. Emphasis and important text
  5. Quotations and sources
  6. Summary - Article page

3 Project: About me page

  1. Project: About me page
  2. Skeleton and title
  3. Introductory text
  4. Emphasis and separation
  5. Project final - About me

4 Links and navigation

  1. Anchor links
  2. Absolute and relative URLs
  3. In-page links
  4. Link targets
  5. Email and phone links
  6. Summary - Navigation menu

5 Lists

  1. Unordered lists
  2. Ordered lists
  3. Description lists
  4. Nested lists
  5. Links in list items
  6. Summary - Table of contents

6 Project: Business card page

  1. Project: Business card page
  2. Name and title
  3. Contact list
  4. Skills and links
  5. Project final - Business card

7 Images and media

  1. Adding images
  2. Image dimensions
  3. Figure and figcaption
  4. Audio and video
  5. Alternative sources
  6. Summary - Media gallery

8 Intro to tables

  1. Table skeleton
  2. Header cells
  3. Table sections
  4. Caption and title
  5. Cell spanning
  6. Summary - Class schedule table

9 Project: Recipe page

  1. Project: Recipe page
  2. Recipe title and summary
  3. Ingredient list
  4. Steps and baking table
  5. Project final - Recipe page

10 Intro to forms

  1. Form skeleton
  2. Labelled input
  3. Input types
  4. Textarea and button
  5. Selection fields
  6. Summary - Feedback form

11 Intro to semantic tags

  1. Why semantic tags matter
  2. Header and footer
  3. Nav and main
  4. Article and section
  5. Aside and address
  6. Summary - Semantic blog skeleton

12 Beginner final

  1. Challenge - Document skeleton
  2. Challenge - Text and links
  3. Challenge - Lists and tables
  4. Challenge - Form and semantic structure
  5. Challenge - Beginner capstone