Footnote Genius

8 months ago
  • Javascript

FootnoteGenius is your solution for effortlessly enhancing your HTML web pages with footnotes. It simplifies the process, allowing you to focus on your content.

Key Features:

  • Seamless Integration: Embed footnotes directly into your HTML code with ease, ensuring a polished and professional appearance for your web content.
  • Customizable Styling: FootnoteGenius adds classes to all elements, simplifying the design adjustments for your page.
  • User-Friendly: With straightforward instructions, FootnoteGenius makes customizing the look of your footnotes a breeze.
  • Cross-Browser Compatibility: Rest assured that your footnotes will display correctly across various web browsers, providing a seamless reading experience for all users.
  • Efficient Workflow: Save time and concentrate on your content creation, as FootnoteGenius automates the footnote numbering and referencing process.

How to Use:

  1. Add the footnote-genius.js script to your HTML document.
  2. Wherever you want a footnote reference, insert a <sup> element with the html-footnote class. Place the contents of the footnote inside it, excluding the list number.
  3. Create a container div (or any other element) where you want the footnotes to appear and add the html-footnotes-container class to it.
  4. Call FootnoteGenius.init() when your document is ready.

Customize Your Footnotes

Tailor your footnotes effortlessly using the data-fn- attributes within the container. This attribute allows you to group footnotes, adjust their visual presentation, and establish links between references and footnotes with ease.

  • Grouping Footnotes: To group footnotes, specify a name for the group using the data-fn-group="name" attribute. Be sure to use this attribute on both the <sup> element and the container.
  • Numbering Style: The default numbering style is 1 2 ..., but you can change it using the data-fn-index-style attribute on the container. It accepts the following values:
    • data-fn-index-style="i" for Roman numerals.
    • data-fn-index-style="I" for uppercase Roman numerals.
    • data-fn-index-style="ab" for lettered list.
    • data-fn-index-style="AB" for uppercase lettered list.
    • data-fn-index-style="*" for a starred list.
  • Brackets: By default, brackets () are added for reference and footnote. You can modify the brackets using the data-fn-brackets="[]" attribute on the container or remove them using data-fn-brackets="false".
  • Creating Links: To add a link from the reference to the footnote, simply include the data-fn-create-links attribute on the container.
  • Return Links: To add a return link from the footnote to the reference, include the data-fn-create-return-links attribute on the container.

I trust you'll find it enjoyable to use! :)

Here is an Example Page.