diff --git a/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs b/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs
index e023164..ff2b117 100644
--- a/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs
+++ b/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag_no_case;
+use nom::character::complete::space0;
 use nom::combinator::verify;
 use nom::multi::many_till;
 
@@ -9,8 +10,10 @@ use super::Context;
 use crate::error::CustomError;
 use crate::error::MyError;
 use crate::error::Res;
+use crate::parser::exiting::ExitClass;
 use crate::parser::footnote_definition::label;
 use crate::parser::object_parser::standard_set_object;
+use crate::parser::parser_context::ExitMatcherNode;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::FootnoteReferenceDefinition;
 use crate::parser::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
 use crate::parser::util::exit_matcher_parser;
@@ -23,7 +26,11 @@ pub fn footnote_reference<'r, 's>(
     context: Context<'r, 's>,
     input: &'s str,
 ) -> Res<&'s str, FootnoteReference<'s>> {
-    alt((parser_with_context!(anonymous_footnote)(context),))(input)
+    alt((
+        parser_with_context!(anonymous_footnote)(context),
+        parser_with_context!(footnote_reference_only)(context),
+        parser_with_context!(inline_footnote)(context),
+    ))(input)
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
@@ -32,21 +39,28 @@ fn anonymous_footnote<'r, 's>(
     input: &'s str,
 ) -> Res<&'s str, FootnoteReference<'s>> {
     let (remaining, _) = tag_no_case("[fn::")(input)?;
-    let parser_context = context.with_additional_node(ContextElement::FootnoteReferenceDefinition(
-        FootnoteReferenceDefinition {
-            position: remaining,
-            depth: 0,
-        },
-    ));
+    let parser_context = context
+        .with_additional_node(ContextElement::FootnoteReferenceDefinition(
+            FootnoteReferenceDefinition {
+                position: remaining,
+                depth: 0,
+            },
+        ))
+        .with_additional_node(ContextElement::ExitMatcherNode(ExitMatcherNode {
+            class: ExitClass::Beta,
+            exit_matcher: &footnote_definition_end,
+        }));
     // TODO: I could insert FootnoteReferenceDefinition entries in the context after each matched object to reduce the scanning done for counting brackets which should be more efficient.
     let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) = verify(
         many_till(
             parser_with_context!(standard_set_object)(&parser_context),
             parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&parser_context),
         ),
-        |(children, exit_contents)| !children.is_empty() && exit_contents == &"]",
+        |(children, _exit_contents)| !children.is_empty(),
     )(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _) = tag("]")(remaining)?;
 
+    let (remaining, _) = space0(remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
@@ -66,21 +80,28 @@ fn inline_footnote<'r, 's>(
     let (remaining, _) = tag_no_case("[fn:")(input)?;
     let (remaining, label_contents) = label(remaining)?;
     let (remaining, _) = tag(":")(remaining)?;
-    let parser_context = context.with_additional_node(ContextElement::FootnoteReferenceDefinition(
-        FootnoteReferenceDefinition {
-            position: remaining,
-            depth: 0,
-        },
-    ));
+    let parser_context = context
+        .with_additional_node(ContextElement::FootnoteReferenceDefinition(
+            FootnoteReferenceDefinition {
+                position: remaining,
+                depth: 0,
+            },
+        ))
+        .with_additional_node(ContextElement::ExitMatcherNode(ExitMatcherNode {
+            class: ExitClass::Beta,
+            exit_matcher: &footnote_definition_end,
+        }));
     // TODO: I could insert FootnoteReferenceDefinition entries in the context after each matched object to reduce the scanning done for counting brackets which should be more efficient.
     let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) = verify(
         many_till(
             parser_with_context!(standard_set_object)(&parser_context),
             parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&parser_context),
         ),
-        |(children, exit_contents)| !children.is_empty() && exit_contents == &"]",
+        |(children, _exit_contents)| !children.is_empty(),
     )(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _) = tag("]")(remaining)?;
 
+    let (remaining, _) = space0(remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
@@ -100,6 +121,7 @@ fn footnote_reference_only<'r, 's>(
     let (remaining, _) = tag_no_case("[fn:")(input)?;
     let (remaining, label_contents) = label(remaining)?;
     let (remaining, _) = tag("]")(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _) = space0(remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
diff --git a/toy_language.txt b/toy_language.txt
index 5540dd1..ad282ae 100644
--- a/toy_language.txt
+++ b/toy_language.txt
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-foo \Delta bar
-foo \pibar
-foo \pi{}bar
+[fn:2:This is a footnote reference since it has the definition inside the brackets. This style is referred to as an "inline footnote".]