Spans
Learn how to use inline span sections for footnotes, references and colour styling.
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Text with a footnote [[ftn: Additional context here]].
A citation [[ref: Smith 2024, Journal of Data Science]].
Status: [[clr,fg,green-600: OPERATIONAL]].
Span sections are inline elements that decorate or annotate text within a
paragraph. They use the [[ ]] syntax and support three types: footnotes,
references and colour spans.
Span sections can contain nested inline formatting — bold, italic, underline and other markdown within the span content.
[[type,option1,option2: content]]
The span type comes first, followed by optional comma-separated parameters, then a colon and the content.
Footnotes provide additional context without cluttering the main text. They are automatically numbered and collected at the bottom of the page or document.
The Nordic model combines flexibility with
security [[ftn: The term flexicurity was coined in Denmark
in the 1990s.]].
References are used for citations and are automatically collected into a bibliography or reference section.
As documented in [[ref: OECD Employment Outlook 2024]], Nordic
countries spend significantly more on labour market policies.
Colour spans apply inline foreground or background colours to text. Options follow the span type as comma-separated values.
Status: [[clr,fg,green-600: OPERATIONAL]]
Alert: [[clr,fg,red-600: CRITICAL]]
Note: [[clr,fg,orange-500: DEGRADED]]
Span content supports standard inline markdown:
[[ftn: This note contains **bold** and _underlined_ text.]]
[[clr,fg,blue-600: This is **bold blue** text.]]
This finding is consistent with earlier work by
[[ref: Andersen (2015), The Danish Flexicurity Model]] and
subsequent analysis by [[ref: Calmfors (2004), The Nordic
Model of Labour Market Policy]].
| Service | Status |
| -------- | ------------------------------- |
| API | [[clr,fg,green-600: Online]] |
| Database | [[clr,fg,orange-500: Degraded]] |
| Search | [[clr,fg,red-600: Offline]] |
GDP figures are nominal [[ftn: All values in USD at current
exchange rates.]] unless stated otherwise [[ftn: PPP-adjusted
figures available in the appendix.]].