# Footer — Website A footer is a persistent section at the bottom of a page that provides consistent access to secondary navigation, legal information and contact details to avoid cluttering the main content area. Source: https://www.checklist.design/website/footer ## Items ### Size and responsiveness Define footer width (full or contained) ### Style Colours, font sizes, visual brand elements _Tip: Making the footer notably contrast the body content helps users understand they’ve reached the footer_ ### Content links Visuals, states and destinations of all links ### Legal and compliance links Pages like privacy policy, terms and other legal content are typically located here ### Logo or name of business For brand consistency and as a link back to homepage _Tip: You can also include a tagline or brief description to reinforce the core purpose_ ### Hierarchy and layout Footers should be balanced between logo, links and additional actions _Tip: Group links into meaningful categories but only when there's a considerable amount and organisation would help_ ### Social media Logos and/or links to social media platforms you are active on ### Mobile app download actions (if applicable) If product is a mobile app, including links to download at Apple or Google stores ### Regulatory and trust certifications Badges or logos that show certification of a certain security or trust measure that has been enforced ### Back to top button If your content is exceptionally long and you think the user is likely to want to return ### Contact methods An email, phone number or form to complete for support ### Partner logos A suitable place for partners to be shared so they are easily visible on every page ### Accepted payment methods (if applicable) Relevant for any e-commerce experience ## License for the Checklist Design collection Checklist Design collection: https://github.com/Checklist-Design/skills Snapshot: bfae71e507b1b7c03c12e0756402b60eb80f5d14 · Imported: 2026-11-12 Republished under the MIT License. Original checklist text belongs to Checklist Design. MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 Checklist Design Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.