footnotes.at

What is footnotes.at?

footnotes.at is a quiet place for short writing. No likes. No followers. No algorithms. Just words that accumulate over time.

Anyone can publish small, self-contained pieces of writing called footnotes. You can also save footnotes to your personal collection. Everything is public. The writing flows slowly, newest first.

Getting Started

1. Create an account
Go to /login and click the "Sign up" tab. Choose a handle (your URL will be /@yourhandle), enter your email, and create a password.

2. Write your first footnote
Once logged in, click "Write a footnote" from the homepage or go to /@yourhandle/write. Write in markdown, add tags with #hashtags, and publish when ready.

3. Manage your footnotes
Visit /@yourhandle/footnotes to see all your drafts and published footnotes. Click any footnote to edit it.

Writing

Markdown
Footnotes are written in markdown. You can use headings, bold, italic, links, lists, blockquotes, and code blocks. The preview shows how your footnote will look.

Tags
Add tags by writing #tagname anywhere in your footnote body. Tags are extracted automatically and shown below each footnote. Readers can filter your footnotes by tag.

Drafts & Publishing
Footnotes start as drafts. Only you can see drafts. When you publish, the footnote becomes public and subscribers are notified by email. You can unpublish a footnote to return it to draft status.

Dog-ears

Dog-ears let you save footnotes to your private collection. There are two ways to dog-ear:

1. Click the icon
Click the earmark icon next to any footnote to save it. The icon fills in to show it's been saved.

2. Select text first
On a footnote page, select a passage that resonates with you. A "Dog-ear" button appears. Click it to save the footnote with that passage highlighted. Next time you visit, you'll see your selected text underlined.

Dog-ears are private. Only you can see what you've saved and which passages you've highlighted.

Subscriptions

Subscribe to an author
At the bottom of any author's page, enter your email to subscribe. You'll receive a confirmation email. Click the link to confirm. After that, you'll get an email whenever that author publishes a new footnote.

Unsubscribe
Every email includes an unsubscribe link. One click and you're removed immediately.

Your Profile

Your public page is at /@yourhandle. It shows your display name, bio, and all your published footnotes.

Change password
Go to /login and click the "Change password" tab. Enter your email and current password, then your new password.

Markdown Reference

# Heading

**bold** and *italic*

[link text](https://example.com)

> blockquote

- list item

1. numbered item

`inline code`

```code block```

#tag (creates a tag)

Questions?

If you have questions or feedback, email hello@footnotes.at.