Bootstrap 3 Flush footer to bottom, not fixed

Detailed strategy for non-fixed footers

Adjusting body margin to accommodate footer height

Sometimes, you may need to resort to good ol' absolute positioning to get that footer to behave. In such cases, ensure you set the margin-bottom on your wrapper to match the height of your footer.

#wrapper {
  margin-bottom: -50px; /* This value should match the footer height */
}
footer {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 50px; /* Boom, footer's height: No more, no less */
}


Maximizing adaptability with CSS flex containers

Dealing with pages filled to the brim with content? No fear, dynamic content adjustments are here! By using display: flex in your .container class, the layout remains consistent whether you've got a novella or a tweet's worth of content.

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}


With flex containers, your footer becomes as flexible as a world-class gymnast, bending and stretching to accommodate incoming content without overlapping.

Dynamically managing your footer height

Pro tip: min-height is your friend. Use vh units to gracefully handle instances with lighter content:

footer {
  min-height: 10vh; /* Adjust this value to fit your aesthetic preference */
}


Now your webpage looks balanced and well-designed, no matter the content length, and the footer stylishly fills up space without looking ridiculously large.

Advanced concepts and practical tricks

Say goodbye to fixed footers

Throw out fixed-height footers when dealing with dynamic content. Embrace flexbox to make sure the footer knows when to do a little limbo and duck under incoming content.

body {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 100vh;
  flex-direction: column;
}
main {
  flex-grow: 1; /* "I must grow," said the main content. */
}


Looking good with inverted colors

Want a dashing 007 look for your footer? Try out the navbar-inverse class in Bootstrap for an instant makeover.

< footer class="navbar-inverse"> <!-- The footer is in disguise -->
  <!-- Footer content -->
</footer>


Practical implementation

Always refer to working examples when implementing these strategies. They've been battle-tested in many a page layout skirmish, leaving the Box Model battlefield victorious.