Q:

Content type / block or page .. how do we create a small text for a page in D8

Let's say, I have a footer where I want to show a simple text not menu or link just a simple block of text. So, since it's neither a page, an article or block ... is there any way to create a text and show it somewhere in D8? 

A:

Blocks can be used for many things including showing simple texts. Go to /block/add and create a block. Here you can provide a description and some body text. After saving your block you are redirected to the block configuration where you can place it.
By placing the block Drupal creates a block instance. For more information please see: https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/core/modules/block/overview

