An ancillary piece of information printed at the bottom of a page, used to provide additional context or reference for something mentioned in the main text.

The author included a footnote to explain the historical context of the event.

A minor or tangential comment or event that is considered less important than the main subject.

The scandal was merely a footnote in the politician's long career.

A symbol (such as an asterisk, dagger, or superscript number) placed in the text to indicate that explanatory information is provided at the bottom of the page.

A small superscript number after the date acts as the footnote guiding readers to the note below.

footnoteverb

To add a footnote or footnotes to a text, providing additional information or references.

The editor decided to footnote the document to clarify certain points for the readers.

footnoteadjective

Appearing at or relating to a footnote, especially printed at the bottom of a page.

The footnote text was set in a smaller font.