When more than one indicator must be inserted at the same place in the text, the indicators are separated by a comma.Įditors should check all indicator numbers against the footnotes to ensure that they correspond and that no numbers have been repeated incorrectly or skipped. a comma, colon or period) at the point where the footnote indicator should be inserted, the indicator is placed after the punctuation in English but before the punctuation in French and Spanish. It is placed after a quoted passage, not after the words introducing the quotation. When a statement is being substantiated or explained, the indicator is placed at the end of the appropriate phrase or sentence.

The footnote indicator is normally placed after the full title or description of the source or item being referenced and should always be positioned so as to leave no doubt about the subject of the reference. Asterisks and other symbols are used primarily in decisions concerning the election of members of intergovernmental bodies.

Indicators in resolutions and decisions. Numbered footnotes are used in resolutions and decisions, including any annexes to the text. Asterisks and other symbols are used as indicators in the specific cases described below (see Footnote indicators/Footnotes indicated by asterisks and other symbols). Lower-case letters are normally used as footnote indicators in tables, figures and boxed text within a document or publication. In documents and publications, numbered footnotes are used in the main body of the text and in annexes and appendices. Indicators in documents and publications.

Footnotes indicated by asterisks and other symbolsĮvery footnote has a corresponding footnote indicator – a number, lower-case letter or asterisk or other symbol – typed in superscript in the text. Footnotes indicated by lower-case lettersĮ. Editorial Manual | Footnotes and other references IX.

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