Footnotes
Footnote syntax commonly used in academic literature
Footnote Syntax
You can add comments and references without cluttering the main text. When you create footnotes:
- Superscript numbers with footnotes appear where you add footnote references
- Readers can click the link to jump to the footnote content at the bottom of the page
To create footnotes, add symbols and numbers in square brackets []
- The identifier can be numbers and words, but cannot contain spaces and tabs
- The identifier only associates the footnote reference with the footnote itself
- Footnotes are numbered in order
- Footnote content is unique
^Noteand^noteare different footnotes
This is a footnote[^1],use to explain the text.
[^1]: This is the footnote content.
Rendered output:
This is a footnote1,use to explain the text.
Best Practices for Footnotes
Use Descriptive Identifiers
Use descriptive identifiers to make footnotes easier to understand and maintain.
This is a footnote[^important-note],use to explain the text.
[^important-note]: This is the footnote content.
Multiple Footnotes
You can add multiple footnotes in the same document.
This is a footnote[^1],use to explain the text.
This is another footnote[^2],use to explain the text.
[^1]: This is the first footnote content.
[^2]: This is the second footnote content.
Rendered output:
This is a footnote1,use to explain the text. This is another footnote2,use to explain the text.