Add Page Numbers

Add page numbers to your PDF with customizable position, starting number, and font size.

Add professional page numbers to your PDF documents with customizable position, starting value, and font size. Whether you are preparing a business report that needs page numbers at the bottom center, formatting a legal document with top-right numbering, or creating training materials with consistent page references, our page numbering tool applies clean, uniform numbers to every page in your document.

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About This Tool

Add professional page numbers to your PDF documents with customizable position, starting value, and font size. Whether you are preparing a business report that needs page numbers at the bottom center, formatting a legal document with top-right numbering, or creating training materials with consistent page references, our page numbering tool applies clean, uniform numbers to every page in your document.

How to Use

  1. 1Upload your PDF file by clicking the upload area or dragging and dropping it.
  2. 2Choose the page number position from six options: bottom center, bottom left, bottom right, top center, top left, or top right.
  3. 3Set the starting page number. Default is 1, but you can start at any number.
  4. 4Adjust the font size as needed.
  5. 5Click "Add Page Numbers" to apply numbering to every page.
  6. 6Download your numbered PDF and verify the numbers appear correctly.

Common Use Cases

Format Business Reports

Add clean page numbers to board reports and financial summaries for professional presentation.

Prepare Academic Documents

Number pages in dissertations and research papers following university formatting guidelines.

Organize Legal Documents

Add page numbers to contracts and court filings where numbered references are required.

Create Table of Contents

Number pages when your document includes a table of contents with page references.

Key Benefits

Six Position Options

Choose from top or bottom, left, center, or right placement.

Customizable Starting Number

Start at any number for continuous pagination across documents.

Professional Results

Clean, consistently positioned page numbers for a polished document appearance.

Pro Tips

  • Tip 1Bottom center is the most standard and professional position for most documents.
  • Tip 2Use the starting number field to continue numbering from a previous document.
  • Tip 3Keep the starting number at 1 unless you are combining numbered documents.
  • Tip 4Page numbers are permanently rendered onto the page and cannot be removed after application.

Frequently Asked Questions

Six positions: bottom center, bottom left, bottom right, top center, top left, and top right.

Supported Formats

PDF (.pdf)