Footnotes in Markdown
From the Markdown cheat sheet · GitHub Features · verified Aug 2026
Footnotes
Add GitHub-supported footnote references and definitions.
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A statement with a source.[^1]
[^1]: The supporting note.📌 Footnotes are not part of core CommonMark
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