# How to use footnotes in Bear

> Learn how to add numbered footnotes to your Bear notes on Mac, iPhone and iPad, and how to jump between a reference and its footnote.

Source: https://bear.app/faq/how-to-use-footnotes-in-bear/

[Footnotes][1] are a way to include supplemental information about a topic in your notes. Each footnote is numbered and linked so it’s easy to navigate between the note text where the reference is found, and its corresponding footnote at the bottom of your note.

Keep in mind that notes are automatically incremented, starting at 1.

## How to create a footnote
While writing anywhere in a note:

**Mac**
- With your cursor next to any text, click the **three dots menu** in the formatting bar, then the **footnote button**. **Command + Shift + E** also works on iOS devices with a keyboard
- Bear will create the reference and the footnote at the bottom, then move your keyboard focus to the text of the footnote
- Write your footnote
  
**iOS**
- Tap the **B*I*~U~ button**, then the **footnote button**
- Bear will create the reference and the footnote at the bottom, then move your keyboard focus to the text of the footnote

## How to navigate footnotes
Click or tap a footnote’s number to navigate between its reference in a note and the actual footnote at the bottom.

[1]:	https://study.com/learn/lesson/footnote-format-styles-examples.html