Text Formatting ⇒ Rotate a footnote marker

[avoyance]

I tried

\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\rotatebox[origin=cc]{-90}{footnote}}

but got an error message....so what is the correct way to rotate the footnote marker?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

but got an error message

It's like calling a doctor on the phone and telling: "I got a symptom."

What is the error message?

Stefan

[rais]

\thefootnote is usually placed in what is called a moving argument.
\rotatebox from the rotating package, however, is fragile (which means it breaks, if placed in a moving argument). Just protect it.

Code: Select all

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{rotating}
\let\origfn\thefootnote
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\protect\rotatebox[origin=cc]{-90}{\origfn}}
\begin{document}
bla\footnote{blubb}
\end{document}

Happy New Year
Rainer