# Javascript: FootnoteEventArgs.referenceMarkStart Property

> The footnote's 1-based reference mark start position.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 32.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: FootnoteEventArgs.referenceMarkStart Property
- **182 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/footnoteeventargs/referencemarkstart-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/footnoteeventargs/referencemarkstart-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/footnoteeventargs/referencemarkstart-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

The footnote's 1-based reference mark start position.

### Syntax

```javascript
<Number> FootnoteEventArgs.referenceMarkStart
```

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `FootnoteEventArgs.referenceMarkStart` in a practical document-editing workflow. The footnote's 1-based reference mark start position.

```javascript
function inspectReferenceMarkStart(footnoteEventArgs) {
    const referenceMarkStart = footnoteEventArgs.referenceMarkStart;
    console.log("reference mark start:", referenceMarkStart);
}
```

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