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Page Numbers & Watermark for PDF
Add page numbers, a header, a footer or a watermark to a PDF.
Free tools that run in your browser. Nothing you type, open or create is uploaded to NerdBible or anyone else.
Choose a PDF to start.
Text is set in Helvetica, one of the standard PDF fonts every reader has, so it supports Latin letters (English and most Western European languages) but not, for example, Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic or Chinese. The watermark is drawn on top of each page, see-through at the opacity you choose; it is visible text, not a security feature, and can be removed with a PDF editor.
How to use it
- Choose or drop a PDF.
- Pick where the page numbers go, their format and the first number. Tick the cover option to leave page 1 unnumbered.
- Optionally add header or footer text and a watermark such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL.
- Press Preview first pages to check, then Add and download.
Questions
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. pdf-lib, a PDF library running in your browser, writes the numbers into a copy of your file on your device.
Does it change the rest of the document?
No. The pages keep their text, images, links and fonts; only the new text is added on top. Text stays selectable.
What happens with landscape or rotated pages?
Numbers are placed according to how the page is displayed, so they sit at the bottom of a rotated page as you see it.
How does the first number work with a cover page?
With the cover option ticked, page 1 gets no number and page 2 gets the first number you set. Page 1 of N then counts only the numbered pages.
Why does it say it cannot write a character?
The standard PDF fonts only cover Latin letters. Replace the character, for example curly quotes with straight ones, or leave it out.
About this tool
About adding page numbers and watermarks
Long reports, contracts and course packs are much easier to discuss when every page is numbered. This tool stamps page numbers onto an existing PDF, and can add a running header or footer, or a watermark such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL across each page.
What you can add
- Page numbers in a corner or centred at the top or bottom, in formats such as 3 or Page 3 of 12, with a choice of starting number.
- Header and footer text, for a document title, a date or a reference number.
- A watermark across the page, with size, angle and opacity you set so the content stays readable.
Tips
Leave a cover page unnumbered with the cover option, so numbering starts on page two, or start the count at a higher number when the PDF is one chapter of a longer document. Numbers, header and footer sit a small margin in from the page edge so printers do not cut them off. The text is set in a standard PDF font that covers Latin letters only. A light grey watermark at an angle is visible on every page without hiding the text under it.
Everything is added on top of the existing pages, so the original text, fonts and images stay as they were. The PDF is processed by your browser on your device and is never uploaded.
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