# Footnote markdown plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Discourse Feedback\ **Created:** [March 23, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/footnote-markdown-plugin/7845 "2021-03-23T09:57:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![mlgtechuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/mlgtechuser/32/7310_2.png) [@mlgtechuser](https://discuss.python.org/u/mlgtechuser)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/footnote-markdown-plugin/7845/10 "2022-06-13T12:38:24Z")
Posting an example of a footnote \[1\] for illustration. As with other [hyperlinks](https://python.org), the color is a bit dark in the Dark theme–at least in the editor’s Preview Pane. 🤔 NOTE: The footnote is created with the Markdown code `^[This is a handy footnote...]` and looks like a proper footnote while editing until you submit the footnoted post. Then it turns into an inline note as in @pradyunsg’s post. This is strange behavior. Does anyone know why Discourse does this? NOT SOLVED. Still getting nothing but inline notes. **[A post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-footnote/84533?u=mlgtechuser)** over at [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org) shows two locations for the caret: - Before the square bracket with text inside: `^[A pithy inline note]` - Inside the first square bracket to make a ‘`goto`’ or ‘`jump`’ type label/reference `[^1]` Examples: The caret in front of the brackets produces an inline note \[2\]. The caret inside with a label produces a standard footnote \[3\]. The label itself (at the footnote itself) is identical except has a colon after it, like so `[^1]:` * * * 1. This is a handy footnote with links back and forth from the body while editing but turns into […] after submitting. Wuzzupwidat? 2. …like this 3. Begone with your pithy note. Here is an amusing limerick! --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.python.org/t/footnote-markdown-plugin/7845)._