Choose footnote symbol (double asterisk)

Question

Here is my current Tex file:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[symbol]{footmisc}
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\fnsymbol{footnote}}
\begin{document}
\noindent Some text\protect\footnote[1]{Footnote 1}\
\noindent Some other text\protect\footnote[1]{Footnote 2}
\end{document}

This is the result:

I would like the footnotes to be respectively * and **.

If you use \footnote[1] twice, why do you expect them to produce different results? — Ingmar, Dec 08 '20 at 14:15
I don't expect my code to produce different results. It was just to illustrate, where the footnotes should be. replacing the number results in other symbols. I tried different approaches but wasn't able to make the ** — User123456789, Dec 08 '20 at 14:28
Right. Just saying \footnote[1] will normally produce an asterisk. If you want ** it's usually \footnote[7]. Probably best to use the wiley symbol set as shown in the answer below, in this case. — Ingmar, Dec 08 '20 at 14:30
See also https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/551566/symbolic-footnote-in-longtable-with-p-type/551593?r=SearchResults&s=1|30.5791#551593 — John Kormylo, Dec 09 '20 at 17:42

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 08 '20 at 14:14

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In the standard setup the double star comes at 7th place, so you could type your second footnote as \footnote[7]{...}. Better use the wiley numbering provided by footmisc

such that

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[symbol*]{footmisc}
\setfnsymbol{wiley}
\begin{document}
Some text\footnote{Footnote 1}
Some other text\footnote{Footnote 2}
\end{document}

produces

edited Dec 08 '20 at 14:14

Ingmar

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answered Dec 08 '20 at 14:00

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Thank you, it works like I would like it to. I wasn't aware og the existence of "\setfnsymbol{wiley}" – User123456789 Dec 08 '20 at 14:29

Choose footnote symbol (double asterisk)

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