How To Footnote A Quote?

Put the quote in quotation marks

Add a superscript footnote number at the end of the quote

Place the footnote number after the closing quotation mark and before the punctuation if your style guide requires it

Include the full source information in the footnote

Include the author’s name

Include the title of the work

Include the publication date

Include the page number or location of the quote

Follow the required citation style

Use the same footnote format consistently throughout the document

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