Footnotes in Markdown

Footnotes allow us to specify the notes or reference without affecting the document appearance. It is represented as a symbol in the form of a superscript followed by a number/word. When we specify a footnote, a superscript number as the reference link appears, which redirects the user to the bottom of the page.

To create a footnote in Markdown, add a number inside the square brackets followed by a caret symbol (^).

For example,

[^1]

We can also specify the number/ words as an identifier, but it should not be a tab or space. Footnotes are represented with the text whose notes or references appear at the page's bottom. It does not affect the document's appearance and appears in a sequence. Footnotes commonly represent dictionary words and their meanings or any additional information other than the document.

Examples

Let's discuss two examples based on the footnotes.

Example 1:

Output:

The description of these footnotes will appear at the bottom of the page. We can either scroll down the page to the bottom or can click on the specific footnote.

The bottom part will appear as:

The output in the examples is based on the online editor. We can try the same output in any other Markdown editor or visual studio code.

Example 2:

Output:

The description of these footnotes will appear at the bottom of the page.