Dear cartel, I need to switch to a different font for the footnote reference markers. First attempt failed: ======================= % output=pdf interface=en \setupfootnotes[before=\ss,after=\sc] \starttext This is a test.\footnote{This is a test} \stoptext ======================= The idea is to print the reference marker, in this case `1', in a different font from both the main text and from the footnote text. That is, \setupfootnotes should let me transparently distinguish between 1. main text font; 2. reference marker font 3. footnote text font. Please advise, and I have a nice trick to show you once this is done:-) Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523