> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Footnotes

> Add, edit, number, and export document footnotes in Write or Markdown mode

Footnotes add supporting detail without interrupting the main document flow.
Autype assigns their visible numbers from the order in which references first
appear. Moving a reference therefore updates its number automatically.

## Add a footnote in Write mode

1. Place the cursor immediately after the text that needs a note.
2. Select **Add → Footnote** in the editor toolbar. You can also type `/footnote`.
3. Enter the note in the modal and select **Insert footnote**.

The editor displays the reference as a compact numbered link such as `[1]`.
Select that link to edit or delete this occurrence. If the same footnote is
referenced more than once, editing its text updates every occurrence.

Footnote text supports inline formatting, links, and line breaks. A note must
not contain another footnote.

## Markdown syntax

Use `[^id]` in the document text and provide one matching definition:

```markdown theme={null}
The figures were independently verified[^audit].

[^audit]: **External audit**, completed 12 March 2026.
```

IDs start with a letter and may contain letters, digits, `_`, and `-`. Continue
a longer definition on lines indented with four spaces or a tab:

```markdown theme={null}
[^audit]: First line of the note.
    Second line with [supporting material](https://example.com).
```

Footnotes are separate from citations (`@[key]`) and internal links
(`[label](#anchor)`). Missing, duplicate, empty, and nested definitions are
reported before a document is rendered.

## JSON and export

In JSON, definitions are stored once in the top-level `footnotes` array while
references remain `[^id]` inside text-capable elements. See the complete
[Footnotes schema reference](/api-reference/json-syntax/footnotes).

DOCX import and export preserve footnotes as native Microsoft Word footnotes.
PDF output places them in the document's normal footnote area. Repeated
references keep one shared definition and a stable visible number.