How to create fixed header or footer using CSS

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mhmadesk

2022-05-17

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Use CSS fixed positioning

You can easily create sticky or fixed header and footer using the CSS fixed positioning. Simply apply the CSS position property with the value fixed in combination with the top and bottom property to place the element on the top or bottom of the viewport accordingly.

Let's take a look at the following example to understand how it basically works:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Creating Fixed Header and Footer with CSS</title>
<style>
    /* Add some padding on document's body to prevent the content
    to go underneath the header and footer */
    body{        
        padding-top: 60px;
        padding-bottom: 40px;
    }
    .container{
        width: 80%;
        margin: 0 auto; /* Center the DIV horizontally */
    }
    .fixed-header, .fixed-footer{
        width: 100%;
        position: fixed;        
        background: #333;
        padding: 10px 0;
        color: #fff;
    }
    .fixed-header{
        top: 0;
    }
    .fixed-footer{
        bottom: 0;
    }    
    /* Some more styles to beutify this example */
    nav a{
        color: #fff;
        text-decoration: none;
        padding: 7px 25px;
        display: inline-block;
    }
    .container p{
        line-height: 200px; /* Create scrollbar to test positioning */
    }
</style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="fixed-header">
        <div class="container">
            <nav>
                <a href="#">Home</a>
                <a href="#">About</a>
                <a href="#">Products</a>
                <a href="#">Services</a>
                <a href="#">Contact Us</a>
            </nav>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="container">
    	<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam eu sem tempor, varius quam at, luctus dui. Mauris magna metus, dapibus nec turpis vel, semper malesuada ante. Vestibulum id metus ac nisl bibendum scelerisque non non purus. Suspendisse varius nibh non aliquet sagittis. In tincidunt orci sit amet elementum vestibulum. Vivamus fermentum in arcu in aliquam. Quisque aliquam porta odio in fringilla. Vivamus nisl leo, blandit at bibendum eu, tristique eget risus. Integer aliquet quam ut elit suscipit, id interdum neque porttitor. Integer faucibus ligula.</p>
        <p>Quis quam ut magna consequat faucibus. Pellentesque eget nisi a mi suscipit tincidunt. Ut tempus dictum risus. Pellentesque viverra sagittis quam at mattis. Suspendisse potenti. Aliquam sit amet gravida nibh, facilisis gravida odio. Phasellus auctor velit at lacus blandit, commodo iaculis justo viverra. Etiam vitae est arcu. Mauris vel congue dolor. Aliquam eget mi mi. Fusce quam tortor, commodo ac dui quis, bibendum viverra erat. Maecenas mattis lectus enim, quis tincidunt dui molestie euismod. Curabitur et diam tristique, accumsan nunc eu, hendrerit tellus.</p>
    </div>    
    <div class="fixed-footer">
        <div class="container">Copyright &copy; 2016 Your Company</div>        
    </div>
</body>
</html>

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How to create fixed header or footer using CSS

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Use CSS fixed positioning

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