Footnotes

Reference-style footnotes

Markdown Source

Text with footnote[^1].
[^1]: Footnote content here.

Rendered HTML Output

<p>Text with footnote<sup><a href="#fn1">1</a></sup>.</p>
<footer><ol><li id="fn1">Footnote content here.</li></ol></footer>

Explanation

Inline: [^label] where label is a number or identifier. Definition: [^label]: content on its own line. Footnotes are an extension; not all Markdown processors support them.

Tips & Common Mistakes

CommonMark doesn't include footnotes; supported in Pandoc, PHP Markdown Extra, and some static site generators.

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