Add Page Numbers
Automatically add page numbers to every page of your PDF. Choose position, format and starting number.
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- 1Upload your file
- 2Adjust the settings and click “Add Numbers”
- 3Download the result
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Related: Watermark PDF · Merge PDF · Reorder Pages
Why number PDF pages
A contract without page numbers is easy to tamper with, a thesis or report must be numbered to meet the guidelines, and a printed stack without numbers scatters and never goes back together. The tool puts a number on every page of a PDF: pick a corner or the centre, the label format, the number to start from and the font size. The preview shows how it will look before you save.
How to add page numbers
- 1
Upload the PDF.
- 2
Choose where the number goes — top or bottom, left, centre or right.
- 3
Set the format (1, 1 / 10, Page 1, Page 1 of 10), the starting number and the font size.
- 4
Click Add numbers and download the finished file.
What numbering does here
Six positions
Any corner, or the centre of the top or bottom margin.
Four formats
A plain number, 1 / 10, Page 1 or Page 1 of 10 — in English or Russian, following the site language.
Start anywhere
Begin at 3 if the first pages are a cover and contents that are already counted.
Font size
From small and discreet to clearly visible — to suit the document's style.
Preview
A page mock-up shows the chosen position before you save the file.
Real text
Numbers are added as text, not pictures: they show up in search and can be selected.
No sign-up
Works right away; no account needed.
Files are not kept
The source and the result are deleted from the server automatically after an hour.
When you need it
Page numbers are expected wherever a document is read or submitted as a whole:
- a contract and its annexes — so that pages cannot be swapped;
- a thesis, coursework or dissertation — to meet formatting rules;
- a report or presentation that will be printed and bound;
- a document merged from several files with mixed-up numbering;
- scanned books and handouts that have no numbers at all.
How to pick a format
A plain 1 is the minimal choice for reports and slide decks. 1 / 10 and Page 1 of 10 show the total count — useful for contracts and anything that will be printed: it is obvious at a glance that no page is missing. Page 1 is the classic for books and handouts. The labels appear in English on the English site and in Russian on the Russian one.
If the document already has numbers
The tool does not remove existing numbers — new ones are added next to them. To avoid two rows of numbers, choose a position in a different corner, or first trim the margin with the old numbering using Crop PDF. The number is placed in the page margin, inset from the edge, on top of the existing content.
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