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<noinclude>{{xkcd.com}}[[File:xkcd_bottom.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[Design of xkcd.com#Bottom section|Bottom section]] is one of the [[Design of xkcd.com|four main sections]] of the [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] website.]]{{TOC}}:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Footer comics]].''
 
<noinclude>{{xkcd.com}}[[File:xkcd_bottom.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[Design of xkcd.com#Bottom section|Bottom section]] is one of the [[Design of xkcd.com|four main sections]] of the [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] website.]]{{TOC}}:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Footer comics]].''
  
The '''footer comics'''</noinclude> are likely selected for representing the topics covered on [[xkcd]]. There have been [[Footer comics#History|five changes]] to the footer comics over the course of the site's history, with the last one being added in 2019. They are:
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The '''footer comics''' are likely selected for representing the topics covered on [[xkcd]]. There have been [[Footer comics#History|five changes]] to the footer comics over the course of the site's history, with the last one being added in 2019. They are:</noinclude><b>
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===[https://web.archive.org/web/20060408214700/http://www.xkcd.com/ 08-04-2006]===
 
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===[https://web.archive.org/web/20061013224954/http://www.xkcd.com/ 13-10-2006]===
 
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===[https://web.archive.org/web/20100817210844/http://xkcd.com/ 17-08-2010]===
 
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===[https://web.archive.org/web/20190301225128/https://xkcd.com/ 01-03-2019]===
 
===[https://web.archive.org/web/20190301225128/https://xkcd.com/ 01-03-2019]===
 
On [https://web.archive.org/web/20190301225128/https://xkcd.com/ March 1, 2019], it changed to the current version, adding [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]] below the other five comics. The new addition was included as one long image taking up the same space as the other five comics, probably due to its [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline#Popularity of comic|popularity]] and [[:Category:Climate change|personal importance to Randall]].
 
On [https://web.archive.org/web/20190301225128/https://xkcd.com/ March 1, 2019], it changed to the current version, adding [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]] below the other five comics. The new addition was included as one long image taking up the same space as the other five comics, probably due to its [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline#Popularity of comic|popularity]] and [[:Category:Climate change|personal importance to Randall]].
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|[[150: Grownups]]
 
|[[730: Circuit Diagram]]
 
|[[162: Angular Momentum]]
 
|[[688: Self-Description]]
 
|[[556: Alternative Energy Revolution]]
 
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|colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]]
 
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The Bottom section is one of the four main sections of the xkcd.com website.
:For a list of comics, see Category:Footer comics.

The footer comics are likely selected for representing the topics covered on xkcd. There have been five changes to the footer comics over the course of the site's history, with the last one being added in 2019. They are:

150: Grownups 730: Circuit Diagram 162: Angular Momentum 688: Self-Description 556: Alternative Energy Revolution
1732: Earth Temperature Timeline

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History

07-02-2006

On February 7, 2006 the first footer comics were available.

40: Light 49: Want 37: Hyphen 44: Love 10: Pi Equals

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08-04-2006

On April 8, 2006 the first one changed to 77: Bored with the Internet.

77: Bored with the Internet 49: Want 37: Hyphen 44: Love 10: Pi Equals

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13-10-2006

On October 13, 2006 it changed to current style of identically sized squares depicting a portion of the comics they link to.

150: Grownups 123: Centrifugal Force 162: Angular Momentum 55: Useless 77: Bored with the Internet

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17-08-2010

On August 17, 2010 it changed three of the comics. These five comics have never been removed.

150: Grownups 730: Circuit Diagram 162: Angular Momentum 688: Self-Description 556: Alternative Energy Revolution

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01-03-2019

On March 1, 2019, it changed to the current version, adding 1732: Earth Temperature Timeline below the other five comics. The new addition was included as one long image taking up the same space as the other five comics, probably due to its popularity and personal importance to Randall.

150: Grownups 730: Circuit Diagram 162: Angular Momentum 688: Self-Description 556: Alternative Energy Revolution
1732: Earth Temperature Timeline
footer5.png