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[PATCH v2 4/5] gitweb: fix mobile footer overflow by wrapping text and clearing floats

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Rito Rhymes via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 16, 2026, 15:53 UTC
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From: Rito Rhymes <rito@ritovision.com>

On narrow screens, footer text can wrap, but the fixed 22px footer height and floated footer blocks can cause overflow.

Switch to min-height and add a clearfix on the footer container so it grows to contain wrapped float content cleanly.

Signed-off-by: Rito Rhymes <rito@ritovision.com>
---
 gitweb/static/gitweb.css | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/gitweb/static/gitweb.css b/gitweb/static/gitweb.css
index 135590b64c..8247646063 100644
--- a/gitweb/static/gitweb.css
+++ b/gitweb/static/gitweb.css
@@ -73,11 +73,17 @@ div.page_path {
 }
 
 div.page_footer {
-	height: 22px;
+	min-height: 22px;
 	padding: 4px 8px;
 	background-color: #d9d8d1;
 }
 
+div.page_footer::after {
+	content: "";
+	display: table;
+	clear: both;
+}
+
 div.page_footer_text {
 	line-height: 22px;
 	float: left;
-- 
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  3. 2/5 gitweb: prevent project search bar from overflowing on mobileRito Rhymes via GitGitGadget, Feb 9, 2026
  4. 3/5 gitweb: fix mobile page overflow across log/commit/blob/diff viewsRito Rhymes via GitGitGadget, Feb 9, 2026
  5. Eric SunshineFeb 15, 2026
  6. Matthew PelleritoFeb 17, 2026
  7. 4/5 gitweb: fix mobile footer overflow by wrapping text and clearing floatsRito Rhymes via GitGitGadget, Feb 9, 2026
  8. 5/5 gitweb: let page header grow on mobile for long wrapped project namesRito Rhymes via GitGitGadget, Feb 9, 2026
  9. 0/5 gitweb: fix broken mobile layouts across viewsRito via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2026
  10. 1/5 gitweb: add viewport meta tag for mobile devicesRito Rhymes via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2026
  11. 2/5 gitweb: prevent project search bar from overflowing on mobileRito Rhymes via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2026
  12. 3/5 gitweb: fix mobile page overflow across log/commit/blob/diff viewsRito Rhymes via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2026
  13. 4/5 gitweb: fix mobile footer overflow by wrapping text and clearing floatsRito Rhymes via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2026
  14. 5/5 gitweb: let page header grow on mobile for long wrapped project namesRito Rhymes via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2026
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2026
  16. Rito RhymesFeb 21, 2026
  17. Eric SunshineFeb 22, 2026

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