You can find out how to insert footnotes in LaTeX in this tipps + tips article..
A footnote is a comment that is removed from the body text in order not to negatively affect the readability of the text. A superscript number (also a comment number) is placed after the relevant word, which refers to a place where the term or word is explained in more detail. We will explain how this works with LaTeX using an example.
\footnote{Text der Fussnote} You can use the command to include a footnote in your body text. LaTeX automatically numbers the footnotes. We will show you the function of the command \footnote{} using an example:
\footnote{Text der Fussnote}
\footnote{}
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You also have the option of inserting your own numbering for the footnote. To do this, use the following command: \footnote[Nummer]{Text der Fussnote}
\footnote[Nummer]{Text der Fussnote}