CSS to make HTML page footer stay at bottom of the page with a minimum height, but not overlap the page

Question

I have the following page (deadlink: http://www.workingstorage.com/Sample.htm ) that has a footer which I can\'t make sit at the bottom of the page.

I wa

Answer 1

One thing to be wary of is mobile devices, since they implement the idea of the viewport in an 'unusual' way:

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/UsingtheViewport/UsingtheViewport.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006509-SW25

As such, using position: fixed; (as i've seen recommended in other places) usually isn't the way to go. Of course, it depends upon the exact behaviour you're after.

What I've used, and has worked well on desktop and mobile, is:

with

body {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

#footer {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
}