\renewcommand
method does not work
\documentclass{article}
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\arabic{footnote}}
\begin{document}
\begin{minipage}{1.3\textwidth}
test this\footnote{abc}
\end{minipage}
\end{document}
In the following example the footnote number is incorrect. Why?
\documentclass{article}
\renewcommand{\thempfootnote}{\arabic{mpfootnote}}
\begin{document}
\begin{minipage}{.5\textwidth}
test this\footnotemark
\footnotetext{abc}
\end{minipage}
\end{document}
Best Answer
Change
\thempfootnote
.