# FootnoteCollection.NumberFormat Property

> Gets or sets the footnotes' number format. The property's value is a member of the NumberFormat enumeration.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 32.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > FootnoteCollection.NumberFormat Property
- **755 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotecollection/numberformat-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotecollection/numberformat-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotecollection/numberformat-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets or sets the footnotes' number format. The property's value is a member of the [NumberFormat](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/numberformat/enumeration/llms-full.txt) enumeration.

### Syntax

```csharp
public NumberFormat NumberFormat { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property NumberFormat As NumberFormat
```

### Members

| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| ArabicNumbers | The footnote numbers are displayed with Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3...). |
| Letters | The footnote numbers are displayed with letters (a, b, c...). |
| CapitalLetters | The footnote numbers are displayed with capital letters (A, B, C...). |
| RomanNumbers | The footnote numbers are displayed with Roman numbers (I, II, III...). |
| SmallRomanNumbers | The footnote numbers are displayed with small Roman numbers (i, ii, iii...). |

### Examples

The following example works with footnotes in the current document by using `FootnoteCollection.NumberFormat`.

```csharp
textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd.";
textControl.Select(10, 12);
FootnoteCollection footnoteCollection = textControl.Footnotes;
footnoteCollection.Add(new Footnote("Source: FY 2026 annual report") { ID = 100 }, false);

footnoteCollection.NumberFormat = NumberFormat.ArabicNumbers;
Console.WriteLine($"Number Format used by Footnote Collection: {footnoteCollection.NumberFormat}");
```

```vbnet
textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd."
textControl.Select(10, 12)
Dim footnoteCollection As FootnoteCollection = textControl.Footnotes
footnoteCollection.Add(New Footnote("Source: FY 2026 annual report") With { .ID = 100 }, False)

footnoteCollection.NumberFormat = NumberFormat.ArabicNumbers
Console.WriteLine($"Number Format used by Footnote Collection: {footnoteCollection.NumberFormat}")
```

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## Nearby

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