diff --git a/src/resources/formats/html/_quarto-rules.scss b/src/resources/formats/html/_quarto-rules.scss
index 65d0ba3b23..3df0e382af 100644
--- a/src/resources/formats/html/_quarto-rules.scss
+++ b/src/resources/formats/html/_quarto-rules.scss
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ ul.task-list {
   display: none;
 }
 
+.footnote-back {
+  margin-left: 0.2em;
+}
+
 .tippy-content {
   overflow-x: auto;
 }