endnote

[ end-noht ]

noun

1. a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of endnote¹

end ¹ + note

Example Sentences

The text and endnotes provide clarity in some instances, but in far more cases it’s difficult to trace sourcing.

From Washington Post

Lacey also shoehorns a funny lament about health insurance into her endnotes.

From New York Times

His book isn’t long — just 250 pages of text plus 70 pages of endnotes.

From Washington Post

Dealing with footnotes and endnotes is a pesky business for audiobooks.

From Washington Post

But I was hard pressed to find any organizing principle beyond chronology and bursts of indiscriminate admiration, and what passed for endnotes dismayed me.

From Los Angeles Times

Endnote Vs. Footnote

What’s the difference between an endnote and a footnote?

An endnote is a note at the end of a text (such as an article, a chapter, or an entire book). A footnote is a note at the bottom (the “foot”) of a page.

The difference between endnotes and footnotes is their location, not their function. Both consist of information added to a text in another spot, such as an explanation or a citation of a source. They are both usually indicated with some kind of mark, often an asterisk* or a number¹. The same mark appears in another part of the text along with the corresponding note, either at the end of the text (making it an endnote) or at the bottom of the page (making it a footnote).

Of course, if an article is only a single page, the note at the end could be called a footnote or an endnote.

Here’s an example of endnote and footnote used correctly in the same sentence.

Example: I use footnotes for tangential information so that readers can access it without turning the page, but I use endnotes for citations so they don’t clutter up the page.

Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between endnote and footnote.

Quiz yourself on endnote vs. footnote!

Should endnote or footnote be used in the following sentence?

I thought I had a lot more to read, but then I realized that there is a 27-page _____ section at the end of the book!