# The “contentinfo” role is unnecessary for element “footer”. > Canonical HTML version: https://rocketvalidator.com/html-validation/the-contentinfo-role-is-unnecessary-for-element-footer > Attribution: Rocket Validator (https://rocketvalidator.com) > License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The HTML specification maps certain elements to implicit ARIA roles. The `