Footnotes provide additional information for a term, phrase, or sentence mentioned in the text. The information added in the footnote should not be a continuation of the text being discussed in the text. Such information should be included in the text and not as a footnote.

A footnote is a note that provides additional information or references for the reader. A footnote is indicated with a superscript numeral (like this) within the text that corresponds to the same numeral at the bottom of the page, which is followed by the reference or additional information.

Footnotes may provide additional information used to clarify various points. This can include further details about items used as a reference, clarification of any applicable policies, a variety of required disclosures, or adjustments made to certain figures.

Footnotes are a form of citation or additional information ─ you can find them at the very bottom of the page, separated from the main text by a horizontal line. Students use them in academic writing, to give extra explanations, comments, or references to sources.

Footnotes are small notations at the bottom of a page that provide additional information or cite the source of a passage in the page’s text. A footnote is marked in the page text by a superscript icon, usually an asterisk (*) or number (¹), which corresponds to the matching footnote at the bottom of the page.