Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between footnote and endnote. Here’s an example of footnote and endnote used correctly in the same sentence.Įxample: I use footnotes for tangential information so that readers can access it without turning the page, but I use endnotes for citations so they don’t clutter up the page. Of course, if an article is only a single page, the note at the end could be called a footnote or an endnote. The same mark appears in another part of the text along with the corresponding note, either at the bottom of the page (making it a footnote) or at the end of the text (making it an endnote). They are both usually indicated with some kind of mark, often an asterisk* or a number¹.

Both consist of information added to a text in another spot, such as an explanation or a citation of a source. For example, in a text that has a significant number of notes. The difference between footnotes and endnotes is their location, not their function. A footnote is indicated with a superscript numeral (like this1) within the text that. The examples in this guide are meant to introduce you to the basics of citing sources using Kate Turabians A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses. An endnote is a note at the end of a text (such as an article, a chapter, or an entire book). and give the original authors citation in your footnote (example 3). The Header and Footer window will appear. OSCOLA is a footnote style: all citations appear in footnotes. A footnote is a note at the bottom (the “foot”) of a page. In the Text tab of the Insert group, select the Header & Footer option.

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