Footnotes macro examples

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This page demonstrates a few common ways to use footnotes in Confluence-style content. Footnotes are helpful when you want to keep the main text readable while still providing sources, clarifications, or extra context.[1]

#Example paragraph with notes

The product team agreed to keep the release notes concise and move detailed implementation commentary into footnotes.[2] This keeps the document easy to scan while preserving useful background information for readers who need it.

Footnotes can also point to references, decisions, or definitions without interrupting the flow of the page.[3]

#Inline citation example

“Good documentation gives readers enough context to act confidently, without forcing every detail into the main narrative.” [4]

#Footnotes

These are automatically generated from the footnotes:

  1. A footnote usually contains supporting information that is useful but not essential to the main sentence. ↩
  2. This is a good place for implementation details, caveats, or links to related decisions. ↩
  3. For example, a term could be briefly defined here instead of adding a long aside in the paragraph. ↩
  4. Demo quotation included for illustrative purposes. Replace with a real source when using this pattern in production. ↩