Choose where page numbers appear
Use the supported header, footer, or page-position controls to place the number where it will not cover important content.
Add Page Numbers to PDF
Add sequential page numbers to all pages, selected pages, or all except selected pages. Choose the numbering start, position, label style, and appearance, then inspect the downloaded result.
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- Select a PDF
- Limits
- Up to 50 MiB and 500 pages
- Additional limits
- Processing stays in this browser
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- No file upload
- File handling
- Files remain in your browser
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Add page numbers to all or selected PDF pages
Use page numbering when a report, packet, application, or merged document needs a clear sequence. Choose the placement carefully, then inspect the downloaded output.
Choose the pages and sequence
Number all pages or the supported page range, and choose the starting value or page-numbering offset when the tool provides it.
Control the label and appearance
Choose plain numbering or Page X of Y, add an optional prefix, and set the position, font size, color, and opacity.
Add consistent numbering to the PDF copy
Page Numbers adds visible numbering to the generated PDF without changing the wording already present on the source pages.
Useful for
- Number reports, packets, merged documents, or application bundles.
- Start numbering from a chosen value from 0 to 999999.
- Skip a cover page, number selected pages, or exclude selected pages with the page-scope controls.
Good to know
- Page ranges must be entered in ascending order, and skipped pages do not advance the sequence.
- Position numbers away from existing headers, footers, signatures, or other important content.
- Plain numbering, an optional Latin-font prefix, and Page X of Y are supported; Roman numerals and arbitrary Unicode fonts are not.
How to Add Page Numbers to a PDF
Choose the PDF, select the pages and numbering options, create the numbered copy, then inspect the downloaded result.
- Choose a supported PDF.
- Select the page range or pages to number using the available controls.
- Choose the starting number, position, and any supported label or appearance options.
- Create and download the numbered PDF.
- Open the downloaded result and check that important content is not covered.
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PDF page number questions
Can I skip the cover page or number only part of the PDF?
Yes. Choose selected pages or all except selected pages, then enter ascending page numbers or ranges.
Can I choose the starting page number?
Yes. Choose a starting number from 0 to 999999.
Can I use “Page X of Y” or a prefix?
Yes. Choose plain numbering or Page X of Y and add an optional prefix of up to 40 characters.
Can I change the number position, size, color, or opacity?
Yes. Choose one of six header or footer positions, Helvetica from 8 to 48 points, a hex color, and opacity from 10% to 100%.
Will page numbers cover existing PDF text?
They can if placed over existing content. The tool does not show a numbered-output preview, so open the downloaded PDF and inspect the placement.
Are my files uploaded?
No. Selected PDF contents are processed locally in this browser.
Practical PDF guides for complete tasks
View all PDFKaka Guides →Add Page Numbers to a PDF Online
Upload the PDF, choose how the page numbers should appear, apply the numbering, and download the updated document.
Select which source pages receive numbers, set the first value and label appearance, then create a new PDF. There is no live numbered-output preview, so check placement after downloading.
Follow the supported controls
- Finish merging, removing and reordering pages, then choose the final PDF.
- Choose All pages, Selected pages or All except selected pages, entering ascending source ranges where needed.
- Set the first number, plain or Page X of Y format, optional prefix, position, size, colour and opacity.
- Create and download the numbered PDF; inspect the first, second and last labelled pages and any busy header or footer.
Source pages and printed labels are different
A selected source page number identifies where a mark is added. The starting value controls what that mark says. Skipped pages do not advance the sequence. For example, selecting pages 2 and 5 with a starting value of 7 labels those selected pages 7 and 8. In a page-of-total format, the total is the final number in that sequence: 8 in this example, rather than the source document's page count.
Questions about add Page Numbers to a PDF Online
Can I skip the cover page?
Yes. Choose a selected range after the cover, or exclude the cover with the available page-scope controls.
Can I preview the final label placement?
The current tool does not render a final placement preview; inspect the downloaded output.
Does numbering rearrange the document?
No. Finalize page order first, then add visible numbering.
add page numbers to a PDF on a phone
Choose a PDF from phone storage, configure the numbering, and save a numbered copy in the mobile browser.
Choose the final PDF from phone storage, configure source-page scope and numbering, then save and reopen the copy. Verify placement after creation because a live numbered preview is not provided.
Review the file saved on the phone
Keep the tab active while the document is processed and save through the browser download flow. Reopen the saved file from Downloads or Files, rather than assuming the workspace settings are the final appearance. Check small labels at normal reading size and dense footers at higher zoom.
Questions about add page numbers to a PDF on a phone
Can I number only selected pages on a phone?
Yes. Use the page-scope controls and ascending source ranges.
Why must I inspect the download?
The tool does not show a final numbered-output preview and does not move existing footer text out of the way.
Where is the numbered copy saved?
The mobile browser uses its normal Files or Downloads flow.
choose PDF page-number position, label, and size
Use the available label, start value, placement, and size settings to create a clear numbering pattern.
Choose plain numbers or Page X of Y, an optional prefix and one of six header/footer positions. Use a readable size, colour and opacity, then inspect the saved result.
Use a label that fits its location
The controls use Helvetica from 8 to 48 points, a starting value from 0 to 999999 and an optional prefix up to 40 characters. The prefix must use supported font characters. Long labels occupy more width than a plain number; a clear lower corner on one page may contain a signature or table note on another.
Questions about choose PDF page-number position, label, and size
Are Roman numerals supported?
No. The current formats are plain numbering and Page X of Y.
Can I use any Unicode prefix?
No. The built-in font cannot represent every Unicode script; unsupported characters cannot be exported.
Can the label be placed anywhere?
Choose one of six header or footer positions. There is no free-position label editor here.
start PDF page numbering from a custom number
Set the first generated number to match a larger packet, cover-page convention, or continuing document sequence.
Set the first generated label independently of the selected source pages. The sequence advances only on labelled pages; calculate the expected last number before saving.
Check the arithmetic against selected pages
If five pages are selected and the first value is 20, the last generated number is 24. Excluded pages do not consume a number. Keep the complete sequence within 0 to 999999. In Page X of Y, Y is the last generated number, so this example produces Page 20 of 24 through Page 24 of 24. It is not the source document's page count.
Questions about start PDF page numbering from a custom number
Can the first value be zero?
Yes. The supported first-number range starts at zero.
Do excluded pages advance the sequence?
No. The sequence advances over selected pages only.
Does a starting value change PDF page order?
No. It changes the visible labels added to the selected source pages.