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March 25, 2025
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How to remove footnotes numbering for ebook

  • March 25, 2025
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I can't seem to figure out how to remove the footnote numbering in ebook. I tried unchecking the box in the settings that says restart every after....

 

also, the footnote para style doesn't have numbers. This started as endnotes but for some reason indesign can't export maybe because there are 91 endnotes...so I converted it to footnotes and now I have this problem. 

 

PLEASE HELP!

Correct answer James Gifford—NitroPress

It looks as if you have a numbering style applied to the paragraph style used for the footnotes, whether intentionally or not.

 

Try creating a completely new style for footnotes, starting with your base body style, and apply it. That should clear any extraneous attributes.

 

FWIW, footnotes and endnotes are fragile and subject to all kinds of problems in EPUB export. This is especially true when you've done things like convert one to the other or done anything to override or change the standard numbering.

 

But try the "fresh new style" and see if that helps; report back the details and we'll try again if necessary. 🙂

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┋┊ InDesign to Kindle (& EPUB): A Professional Guide, v3.1 ┊ (Amazon) ┊┋

 

3 replies

James Gifford—NitroPress
Brainiac
March 25, 2025

It looks as if you have a numbering style applied to the paragraph style used for the footnotes, whether intentionally or not.

 

Try creating a completely new style for footnotes, starting with your base body style, and apply it. That should clear any extraneous attributes.

 

FWIW, footnotes and endnotes are fragile and subject to all kinds of problems in EPUB export. This is especially true when you've done things like convert one to the other or done anything to override or change the standard numbering.

 

But try the "fresh new style" and see if that helps; report back the details and we'll try again if necessary. 🙂

————

┋┊ InDesign to Kindle (& EPUB): A Professional Guide, v3.1 ┊ (Amazon) ┊┋

 

Known Participant
March 26, 2025

Thank you so much. I created a new para style for footnotes and it worked!

Robert at ID-Tasker
Brainiac
March 25, 2025

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This screenshot is from the eBook / ePUB, right?

 

Mike Witherell
Adobe Expert
March 25, 2025

Hi Sofia,

Can you also post a screenshot of your Type > Document Footnote Options?

Can you also post a screenshot of your Footnotes paragraph style options?

Mike Witherell