10. Foot Notes

Numbered footnotes can be written with [#]_, [*]_ or [#TEXT]_

10.1. Example : Numbered Footnotes

When the write with the following reStructuredText markup / syntax:

Numbered footnotes:

  - Entry number 1 [#]_         (will refer to first footnote)
  - Entry number 2 [#]_         (will refer to second footnote)
  - Entry number 3 [#EXPLICIT]_ (will explicitly refer to third footnote)
  - Entry number 4 [#EXPLICIT]_ (will also explicitly refer to third footnote)

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.. [#] Foot Note Numbered 1
.. [#] Foot Note Numbered 2
.. [#EXPLICIT] Explicitly referred foot-note from multiple places

The |rst| text written above is generated/rendered as shown below:

Numbered footnotes:

  • Entry number 1 [1] (will refer to first footnote)

  • Entry number 2 [2] (will refer to second footnote)

  • Entry number 3 [3] (will explicitly refer to third footnote)

  • Entry number 4 [3] (will also explicitly refer to third footnote)

10.2. Example : Footnotes with symbols

HTML based output can show footnotes with symbols also. But, in non`html layouts, the footnote`references translate to numbers only.

When the write with the following reStructuredText markup / syntax:

Footnotes with symbols

   - Text for symbol 1 [*]_,
   - Text for symbol 2 [*]_,
   - Text for symbol 3 [*]_,
   - Text for symbol 4 [*]_,
   - Text for symbol 5 [*]_, etc.

.. [*] Footnote for symbol 1
.. [*] Footnote for symbol 2
.. [*] Footnote for symbol 3
.. [*] Footnote for symbol 4
.. [*] Footnote for symbol 5

The |rst| text written above is generated/rendered as shown below:

Footnotes with symbols

  • Text for symbol 1 [*],

  • Text for symbol 2 [†],

  • Text for symbol 3 [‡],

  • Text for symbol 4 [§],

  • Text for symbol 5 [], etc.

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