# Footnotes are not horizontally scrollable, yet their CSS does not force \`white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\`

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnotes-are-not-horizontally-scrollable-yet-their-css-does-not-force-white-space-pre-wrap-word-wrap-break-word/386727
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** footnote
**Created:** [25 באוקטובר,‏ 2025,‏ 12:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnotes-are-not-horizontally-scrollable-yet-their-css-does-not-force-white-space-pre-wrap-word-wrap-break-word/386727 "2025-10-25T12:15:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/roke_julian_lockhart/32/540179_2.png) [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)
#### Post date: [25 באוקטובר,‏ 2025,‏ 12:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnotes-are-not-horizontally-scrollable-yet-their-css-does-not-force-white-space-pre-wrap-word-wrap-break-word/386727/1 "2025-10-25T12:15:03Z")

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At [`t/108791/5`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-easy-switching-between-user-accounts/108791/5), after entering:

```Markdown
[^3]: `Mozilla.MozillaFirefoxNightly_146.2510.1421.0_x64__jag0gd4e3s9p2` demonstrates otherwise, per:

    ![image|690x375](upload://88Y4U0UBQ1chKfMRERPNeFt9uEs.png)

```

…I see:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/3/4/d34b0dd1da692168afb516e57d67ebd42ef0082f.png)

It cannot be scrolled. I frequently encounter this:

> **[How to perform an offline update?](https://forums.opensuse.org/t/how-to-perform-an-offline-update/187090/13)**
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> There is a single configuration option, which is to allow footnotes to be expanded online. The default setting was used, but I have changed it. I’ll have to look and see if anything has to be done to re-bake the message in the morning. I...

With Footnotes #included-in-core, I’ve reported to #Contribute > Bug, rather than [`t/84533`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-footnote/84533).

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [26 באוקטובר,‏ 2025,‏ 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnotes-are-not-horizontally-scrollable-yet-their-css-does-not-force-white-space-pre-wrap-word-wrap-break-word/386727/2 "2025-10-26T21:44:27Z")

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Making an example here \[1\]

Yes you posted in the right place, a designer will have a look in case there is an easy fix here.

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1. `Mozilla.MozillaFirefoxNightly_146.2510.1421.0_x64__jag0gd4e3s9p2` demonstrates otherwise, per:

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [27 באוקטובר,‏ 2025,‏ 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnotes-are-not-horizontally-scrollable-yet-their-css-does-not-force-white-space-pre-wrap-word-wrap-break-word/386727/4 "2025-10-27T17:56:55Z")

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Thanks for the report! this will be fixed here:  
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/35633](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/35633)

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [27 באוקטובר,‏ 2025,‏ 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnotes-are-not-horizontally-scrollable-yet-their-css-does-not-force-white-space-pre-wrap-word-wrap-break-word/386727/5 "2025-10-27T21:06:28Z")

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Unrelated to the OP issue, I noticed Sam’s example is a bit odd with an image positioning… can improve this too

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/2/8/728375eac5123a9efb609b63b74757b3b86b571c.png)

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [7 בנובמבר,‏ 2025,‏ 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnotes-are-not-horizontally-scrollable-yet-their-css-does-not-force-white-space-pre-wrap-word-wrap-break-word/386727/8 "2025-11-07T20:20:12Z")

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Fix for this one here  
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/35915](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/35915)