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\footnotemark and \footnotetext do not work under hyperref

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Description

It would be useful if hyperref supported \footnotemark and \footnotetext in an integrated way. In various situations (particularly annotating entries in tables), it is necessary to use \footnotemark and \footnotetext. But hyperref, despite seemingly containing code to support these two commands, does not generate hyperlink references for them as it does for \footnote.

(There are many Stack Exchange questions about this providing various workarounds, but they all have various deficiencies and inconveniences.)

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Inspect hyperref's existing support for \footnotemark and \footnotetext, then compare it with the hyperlink behavior of \footnote. Confirm the expected behavior for annotations in tables and ensure both commands generate integrated hyperlink references without the stated workarounds.

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Tech stack
latex
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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