Add Page Numbers to PDF
Stamp professional page numbers with custom position, format, start number, and font size.
About This Tool & Technical Logic
Draws page numbers directly onto your document with standard fonts — position (six placements), start offset, and format (1, 1/10, Page 1 of 10). Use the offset to continue numbering across merged volumes.
Numbers are embedded text, not annotations, so they print everywhere and can't be toggled off. For legal-style Bates numbering (ABC000123), set the position and a prefix in the advanced options.
For each page i: drawText(format(i + start), x, y) with position-derived coordinates from page dimensions.
How to Use — Step by Step
- 1
Load your PDF
Page size is detected per page, so mixed-size documents number correctly on each.
- 2
Choose placement and format
Bottom-center is the convention for reports; "Page X of Y" suits manuals. Start-offset handles multi-volume sets.
- 3
Stamp and download
Check page 1 and the last page before distributing — margins differ between portrait and landscape pages.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — set start number to 0 and format plain digits, or use the range option to number from page 2 onward.