> With formats 3, 4, and 5 ("reference footnotes") text of a footnote
> is supplied elsewhere in the document, as shown below.
> Formats 2, 4 and 5 ("span-specific footnotes") mark a specific fragment
> that is being commented in the footnote.
> Format 5 reuses a fragment of text as a label.
> Labels are case-insensitive.

>
```
[^label]: Footnote definition must start on the first column.
      The second line (if any) must be indented by two or more spaces.
      Definition continues until indentation drops below that of the 2nd line.
```
> ```
> [^label]: Footnote definition must start on the first column.
>      The second line (if any) must be indented by two or more spaces.
>      Definition continues until indentation drops below that of the 2nd line.
>```
> Charachter **^** is not part of a label, it is part of the syntax.
> Both a footnote's text and a fragment to which a footnote applies
> are subject to further interpretation as Markdown sources.

## Miscellaneous ##

> *   In-line images are made using **\!\[alt-text\]\(image-URL\)**.