Number a report
Add bottom-center page numbers to a 40-page annual report.
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🔢 Add PDF Page Numbers
Add page numbers to some or all pages of a PDF.
Add PDF Page Numbers stamps page numbers at the top or bottom of your document. Choose position, format, start number, and which pages receive numbers.
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Tool guidance maintained by Leslie · Updated November 8, 2026. Report an incorrect result.
How to use Add PDF Page Numbers
- Upload the PDF.
- Choose position, format, start number, and font size.
- Select the pages to number.
- Click Add PDF Page Numbers and download the result.
Features
- Six placement options
- Three numbering formats
- Custom start number
- Page-range support
Illustrative workflows
These scenarios explain how to check your own output; they are not claims of a recorded browser test.
Show page totals
Use the 1 / 10 format so readers know where they are in a long document.
Distinguish stamped numbers from file positions
To skip a cover in a ten-page document, select 2-10 and start at 1. The first selected page receives 1 and the last receives 9. With the total format, those labels are 1 / 10 through 9 / 10: the denominator is the full input page count, not the number of selected pages.
For a nonconsecutive selection such as 2,4,6, the sequence still advances by one across selected pages. These labels are visible text overlays, not new PDF page labels or a rewritten contents page. Choose an edge with enough whitespace and inspect existing footers for overlap; there is no margin control or automatic collision detection.
Begin numbering at 7 on the second page
Download the sample input below. The reference output was generated in a local processor test on November 6, 2026.
Open the sample, set Pages to 2-3 and Start at to 7. Under Format choose Page 1, Page 2. Select Add PDF Page Numbers, then download your result.
Check the result
Page 1 should have no added number. Look for “Page 7” on the second page and “Page 8” on the third.
Download the reference output (PDF)Move the cover first, then number the report
Suppose the cover was scanned last. Use the three-page unnumbered sample above and treat “Synthetic page 3” as the cover.
- Open the sample in Rearrange PDF. Move page 3 up twice, confirm the order is 3, 1, 2, then download the rearranged PDF.
- Upload that download here. Set Pages to 2-3, Start at to 1 and Format to Page 1, Page 2. The range refers to positions in the file you just uploaded.
- Download the numbered PDF. The first sheet (“Synthetic page 3”) should have no stamp. The next two should pair “Synthetic page 1” with “Page 1” and “Synthetic page 2” with “Page 2”.
If the cover receives a number, check which file you uploaded and which positions you selected. If you later change the order, return to the unnumbered copy before stamping again. Adding a second set of numbers leaves the earlier set on the pages.
Download the checked three-page result (PDF)Frequently asked questions
Yes. Use the Start at control to begin at any number.
Yes. Enter a range or list in the Pages field.
Yes. Page numbers are drawn as real text in the PDF.
Yes. You can select position, starting number, font size and number style. Numbers are added only to selected pages. The sequence advances through that selection, and the total in the 1 / 10 style is the full input page count.
Numbers are placed near the page edge. Choose position and font size, then inspect the output for overlaps. There is no margin adjustment control.