Fixed Sticky Footer

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<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Fixed/Sticky Footer</title>
    <style>
        :root {
            --footer-height: 60px; /* Define footer height as a variable */
            --footer-bg: #ffffff;
            --footer-text: #555555;
            --footer-border: #dddddd;
            --footer-link-hover: #000000;
        }

/* Basic body styles */
        body {
            font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
            margin: 0;
            /* 
             * CRITICAL: Add padding to the bottom of the body.
             * This must be equal to or greater than the footer's height
             * to prevent the fixed footer from overlapping the page content.
            */
            padding-bottom: var(--footer-height); 
        }
        
        main {
            padding: 2rem;
        }

/* A lot of content to demonstrate scrolling */
        .long-content {
            height: 200vh;
        }

/* FOOTER STYLES START HERE */
        
        .footer-fixed {
            /* This is the core of the fixed footer */
            position: fixed;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: var(--footer-height);

background-color: var(--footer-bg);
            border-top: 1px solid var(--footer-border);
            z-index: 1000; /* Ensure it's on top of other content */
            
            /* Use flexbox for alignment of content inside the footer */
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
        }
        
        .footer-fixed__container {
            width: 90%;
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column; /* Mobile-first stack */
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 0.5rem;
        }
        
        .footer-fixed__copyright,
        .footer-fixed__nav {
            font-size: 0.875rem;
            color: var(--footer-text);
        }
        
        .footer-fixed__nav ul {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            list-style: none;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 1.5rem;
        }

.footer-fixed__nav a {
            color: var(--footer-text);
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.2s;
        }
        .footer-fixed__nav a:hover {
            color: var(--footer-link-hover);
            text-decoration: underline;
        }

@media (min-width: 768px) {
            .footer-fixed__container {
                flex-direction: row; /* Side-by-side on larger screens */
                justify-content: space-between;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <main>
        <h1>Fixed/Sticky Footer</h1>
        <p>This footer will remain at the bottom of the page as you scroll.</p>
        <p>Notice the padding at the bottom of the page that prevents this final paragraph from being hidden by the footer.</p>
        <div class="long-content">
             <p>...Scrolling content...</p>
        </div>
        <p>This is the last piece of content on the page.</p>
    </main>

<footer class="footer-fixed" role="contentinfo">
        <div class="footer-fixed__container">
            <p class="footer-fixed__copyright">&copy; 2025 Your App Name</p>
            <nav class="footer-fixed__nav" aria-label="Footer Navigation">
                <ul>
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                </ul>
            </nav>
        </div>
    </footer>
</body>
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