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[[File:xkcd_bottom.png|thumb|right|250px|The bottom segment on [[xkcd|xkcd.com]]]]The footer comics are likely selected for representing the topics covered on xkcd. These comics can be often described as heavily representational of the comic itself. They are:
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[[File:xkcd_bottom.png|thumb|right|250px|The bottom segment on [[xkcd|xkcd.com]]]]
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:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Footer comics]].''
  
:[[150: Grownups]] | [[730: Circuit Diagram]] | [[162: Angular Momentum]] | [[688: Self-Description]] | [[556: Alternative Energy Revolution]]
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The footer comics are likely selected for representing the topics covered on [[xkcd]]. They are:
:[[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]]
 
  
[[File:footer.png|center]]
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{| class="wikitable"
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|[[150: Grownups]]
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|[[730: Circuit Diagram]]
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|[[162: Angular Momentum]]
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|[[688: Self-Description]]
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|[[556: Alternative Energy Revolution]]
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|-
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|colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]]
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|}
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[[File:footer5.png|500px]]
  
 
==Changes to footer comics==
 
==Changes to footer comics==
*On [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207154349/http://www.xkcd.com/ February 7, 2006] the first footer comics were available. It featured [[40]], [[49]], [[37]], [[44]] & [[10]], in that order.
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On [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207154349/http://www.xkcd.com/ February 7, 2006] the first footer comics were available.
*On [https://web.archive.org/web/20060408214700/http://www.xkcd.com/ April 8, 2006] the first one changed to [[77]].
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*On [https://web.archive.org/web/20061013224954/http://www.xkcd.com/ October 13, 2006] it changed to current style, although still only the five top footer comics, and with [[150]], [[123]], [[162]], [[55]] & [[77]], rather than the current set of five.
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{| class="wikitable"
*On [https://web.archive.org/web/20100817210844/http://xkcd.com/ August 17, 2010] it changed three of the comics leaving [[150]], [[730]], [[162]], [[688]], [[556]]. Those five are all still there.
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|[[40: Light]]
*On [https://web.archive.org/web/20190301225128/https://xkcd.com/ March 1, 2019] it changed to the current version by including [[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.
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|[[49: Want]]
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|[[37: Hyphen]]
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|[[44: Love]]
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|[[10: Pi Equals]]
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|}
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[[File:footer.png|500px]]
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On [https://web.archive.org/web/20060408214700/http://www.xkcd.com/ April 8, 2006] the first one changed to [[77: Bored with the Internet]].
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{| class="wikitable"
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|[[77: Bored with the Internet]]
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|[[49: Want]]
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|[[37: Hyphen]]
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|[[44: Love]]
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|[[10: Pi Equals]]
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|}
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[[File:footer2.png|500px]]
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On [https://web.archive.org/web/20061013224954/http://www.xkcd.com/ October 13, 2006] it changed to current style.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|[[150: Grownups]]
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|[[123: Centrifugal Force]]
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|[[162: Angular Momentum]]
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|[[55: Useless]]
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|[[77: Bored with the Internet]]
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|}
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[[File:footer3.png|500px]]
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On [https://web.archive.org/web/20100817210844/http://xkcd.com/ August 17, 2010] it changed three of the comics. These five comics are all still there.
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{| class="wikitable"
 +
|[[150: Grownups]]
 +
|[[730: Circuit Diagram]]
 +
|[[162: Angular Momentum]]
 +
|[[688: Self-Description]]
 +
|[[556: Alternative Energy Revolution]]
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|}
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[[File:footer4.png|500px]]
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On [https://web.archive.org/web/20190301225128/https://xkcd.com/ March 1, 2019] it changed to the current version by including [[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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{| class="wikitable"
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|+
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|[[150: Grownups]]
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|[[730: Circuit Diagram]]
 +
|[[162: Angular Momentum]]
 +
|[[688: Self-Description]]
 +
|[[556: Alternative Energy Revolution]]
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|-
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|colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]]
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|}
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[[File:footer5.png|500px]]
  
 
[[Category:Design of xkcd.com]]
 
[[Category:Design of xkcd.com]]
 
{{xkcdmeta}}
 
{{xkcdmeta}}

Latest revision as of 16:31, 10 November 2023

The bottom segment on xkcd.com
For a list of comics, see Category:Footer comics.

The footer comics are likely selected for representing the topics covered on xkcd. They are:

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

footer5.png

Changes to footer comics[edit]

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

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

footer.png


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

footer2.png


On October 13, 2006 it changed to current style.

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

footer3.png


On August 17, 2010 it changed three of the comics. These five comics are all still there.

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

footer4.png


On March 1, 2019 it changed to the current version by including 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