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Issue 40887
Closes: #40887

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Markdown example available to copy and paste for creating multiline footnotes.

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The updated syntax in the PR passes the Markdownlint check in Super Linter

Updated footnote syntax explanation for clarity.
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Revise footnote line break instructions
Updated footnote syntax to include a second line.
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@timothyhull Tested it out, and you are correct! I'll get this merged.

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Merged via the queue into github:main with commit 30ae27a Oct 27, 2025
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Multiline markdown footnote syntax in Getting Started docs does not work for *.md pages.

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