Show tilde in footnote, with correct text formatting

Question

I need to show a unix url in a footnote of my article document. Some of the posts such as How to show ~(tilde) in footnote? have been very helpful, but I still have some questions.

I am using URL package. In my footnote I tried something like

   \url{http://www.site1.ext/~hello}

to show the unix URL, my questions are:

1- This changes the font of footnote. How can I ensure it is using the default footnote text similar to my other footnotes?

2- When I click on the address, it does not generate the correct url.

I have to adhere to some specific packages and guidelines so I may not be able to use certain packages. Any help is highly appreciated to guide me resolve this with simplest solutions.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 29 '15 at 14:42

1

You can use \urlstyle{} to change the font. For example \urlstyle{rm} to use the default serif font.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{url}
\urlstyle{rm}
\begin{document}
  This is a sentence\footnote{This is a footnote with a \url{http://www.somewhere.com/~spindles/}.}
\end{document}

If you want clickable links, you need to use hyperref.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\urlstyle{rm}
\begin{document}
  This is a sentence\footnote{This is a footnote with a \href{http://www.somewhere.com/~spindles/}{\url{http://www.somewhere.com/~spindles/}}.}
\end{document}

answered Nov 29 '15 at 14:42

cfr

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Thanks @cfr for the answer. Is there a way to change the font for URL locally and not globally? – Melanie A Nov 29 '15 at 14:48
Put the style change inside the footnote before \url{}? – cfr Nov 29 '15 at 15:50

Show tilde in footnote, with correct text formatting

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