footnote — A footnote
footnote ::=
(annotation
| bridgehead
| remark
| revhistory
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Common attributes and common linking attributes.
Additional attributes:
label
(NMTOKEN)
footnote
must not occur among the
children or descendants of footnote
.
example
must not occur among the children
or descendants of footnote
.
figure
must not occur among the children
or descendants of footnote
.
table
must not occur among the children
or descendants of footnote
.
equation
must not occur among the
children or descendants of footnote
.
indexterm
must not occur among the
children or descendants of footnote
.
sidebar
must not occur among the children
or descendants of footnote
.
task
must not occur among the children or
descendants of footnote
.
epigraph
must not occur among the
children or descendants of footnote
.
caution
must not occur among the children
or descendants of footnote
.
important
must not occur among the
children or descendants of footnote
.
note
must not occur among the children or
descendants of footnote
.
tip
must not occur among the children or
descendants of footnote
.
warning
must not occur among the children
or descendants of footnote
.
This element is a wrapper around the contents of a footnote.
Additional references to the same footnote may be generated with
footnoteref
.
The footnote
element usually generates a mark
(a superscript symbol or number) at the place in the flow of the
document in which it occurs. The body of the footnote is then
presented elsewhere, typically at the bottom of the page.
Alternative presentations are also possible. In print
environments that do not support footnotes at the bottom of the page,
they may be presented as endnotes occurring at the end of the
component that contains the footnote
. Online
systems may choose to present them inline or as “pop
ups,” or links, or any combination thereof.
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example footnote</title> <para>An annual percentage rate (<abbrev>APR</abbrev>) of 13.9%<footnote> <para>The prime rate, as published in the <citetitle>Wall Street Journal</citetitle> on the first business day of the month, plus 7.0%. </para> </footnote> will be charged on all balances carried forward. </para> </article>
[3] The prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of the month, plus 7.0%.