
Footnote marker at the foot: Some journal publishers do away with the superscript when the marker is reproduced at the foot immediately before the text of the footnote. Lastly, check that the column alignment is intact: in a right-aligned column of numbers, for example, the number to which a footnote has been attached should not be pushed to the left to make room for the marker instead, the marker is "hung," that is, it is placed to the right of the number but outside the column.Ģ. You will notice that proper superscripts are as dark as the rest of the text, whereas superscripted characters are lighter. You can see the difference for yourself by comparing a superscripted 2 with that obtained by pressing Alt + 0178 ( 2 versus ²). If the font that you are using includes proper superscript numerals, use those.

#Endnote with more than one line software#
Make sure that in setting the marker as a superscript, you are not making the character too small if it is too small, either use a larger font size or increase the default value for superscripts used by the software package. It is even more helpful not only to make the marker bold but also to italicize it so that it leans away from the text that it qualifies.

Formatting the footnote marker: A footnote marker should stand out from the surrounding text, which is why it is common to make the superscript letters or numerals used as footnote markers bold. Now that we have dealt with the use of footnotes in tables in a general way, let us consider some points of detail.ġ.
