I am writing a long report and want to use symbols in footnotes instead of numbers.
When I add the 10th footnote the error "counter too large" occurs
\documentclass{report}
% Using symbols for footnotes
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\fnsymbol{footnote}}
\begin{document}
\footnote{f1}, \footnote{f2}, \footnote{f3}, \footnote{f4},
\footnote{f5}, \footnote{f6}, \footnote{f7}, \footnote{f8},
\footnote{f9}, \footnote{f10}
\end{document}
If I use: \footnote[1]{f10}
instead of \footnote{f10}
, the error is gone but does that mean that I have to count each footnote from here? Or is there an easier way to do this?
Best Answer
The problem is that LaTeX provides 9 symbols when using symbol option, therefore it produces an error if you count higher. The simplest solution would be to reset the counter when you reach 9:
You could use the the
footmisc
package. It allows for 15 symbols, and you can useperpage
option to automatically reset the counter every page.The package also provides the
symbol*
option which allows you to define more than 15 symbols.