## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 0.5: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

# symbol

Stores the symbol (for example, an asterisk, numeral, section mark) that was displayed in the original document to identify a specific footnote, if this symbol is to be preserved.

## Remarks

For example, it might be useful to store the symbol to disambiguate mis-tagged cases in which an author has stated “see footnote b” or “see footnote 14” in the text, but the “see” note has not been tagged as an <xref> element. When the cross-reference has not been tagged, the normal `ID/IDREF` connection between footnote and reference is missing, and the only connection between the two is the visually matching symbols (“b” and “14”, respectively).

## Attribute Values

#### In Element

##### <fn>

Value | Meaning
--- | ---
Data characters | Text, numbers, or special characters.
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.

## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 0.5: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### Version of September 2011