All the footnote numbers in an article or essay must run consecutively from the beginning to the end of the article, and must correspond with numbers in the text. Where a large work contains multiple chapters, numbering of the footnotes may begin again at the start of each chapter. Different institutions may have different guidance about what is appropriate.

Place footnote numbers in the main text in superscript.

Footnote numbers should not be enclosed in brackets or be followed by a full stop either in the text or in the footnotes.