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Add Page Numbers to PDF

Add page numbers to a PDF in your browser, with a custom start number, position, prefix and suffix.

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WHAT IS ADD PAGE NUMBERS TO PDF?

Add Page Numbers prints a page number in the header or footer of every page — or of the pages you pick. Numbers are drawn as vector text, so page order is unchanged and nothing is converted to images.

Features

  1. Starts at 1 in the bottom center by default; choose any start number (for example 10), one of six positions, and the font size.
  2. Add a prefix and suffix, such as "Page 1" or "1 of 10".
  3. When numbering only some pages, number by document position or restart at the start number.
  4. A live preview shows the result on the first selected page.

How to use?

  1. Upload one PDF.
  2. Set the start number, position and pages, and check the preview.
  3. Click "Download PDF" to get the numbered copy.

Frequently asked questions

Do page numbers start at 0 or 1?

They start at 1 by default (1, 2, 3…), never zero-based. You can choose any start number — a 5-page PDF starting at 10 prints 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 — and it only starts at 0 if you explicitly enter 0.

How are numbers assigned when I number only some pages?

By default numbers follow each page’s position in the document: a range of 3-5 prints 3, 4, 5 on pages 3, 4, 5 and leaves pages 1–2 unnumbered. Tick "number only the selected pages" and numbering restarts at the start number instead — page 3 prints 1, page 4 prints 2, page 5 prints 3.

Does numbering reorder pages or turn them into images?

Neither. Numbers are drawn as PDF vector text on top of the original pages, so the order and page count are unchanged and nothing is rasterized. Even if a page has its own rotation setting, the number appears in the right place as you see the page.

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