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by amadeuspagel 1279 days ago
We already have footnotes for information that is not intended be shown by default.
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True. I've to commit that I'm not a big fan of the classic approach of footnotes at the bottom of the page.

It doesn't feel like a very nice fit in the context of a digital reading experience. Forcing the user to leave the current reading position to get the additional information at the bottom of the page, and struggling to find back into the text.

But I guess this only applies to the classic implementation of footnotes at the bottom of the page. I assume there are better implementations with a more digital character available.