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Appendices and the appendix package in Scissor LaTeX

\appendix works: the sections after it are lettered A, B, C, their subsections A.1, and references and \cref print the letters. The appendix package's appendices environment is not supported, since its sections keep ordinary numbers, and \appendixpage and \addappheadtotoc are skipped; a reference written before \appendix also shows a number instead of the letter.

What the package does

LaTeX's own \appendix command starts the appendix: the sections after it are lettered A, B, C instead of numbered (in a report or book, the chapters). The appendix package adds more control:

  • the appendices environment, which does the same as \appendix but only up to \end{appendices};
  • \appendixpage, a heading "Appendices" on its own line, and \addappheadtotoc, which adds it to the table of contents;
  • the options toc, page, title and header;
  • the subappendices environment, for an appendix at the end of a single chapter or section.

What works here

CommandIn Scissor LaTeXNotes
\appendix in an articleWorksSections are lettered A, B, C, and subsections A.1, A.2.
\appendix in a report or bookPartlyChapters are lettered A, B, C, but headed "Chapter A" instead of "Appendix A".
\ref, \cref, \autoref after \appendixWorks\ref prints "A", \cref prints "appendix A", and \autoref prints "Section A".
\ref to an appendix, written before \appendixPartlyPrints a number ("1") instead of the letter. Write the reference after the appendix starts, or write the letter out.
Table of contentsPartlyAppendix sections show numbers instead of letters.
\begin{appendices} ... \end{appendices}Not supportedAccepted without a message, but the sections inside are numbered like the ones before. Use \appendix instead.
\appendixpage, \addappheadtotocNot supportedSkipped with a Problems note. Write \section*{Appendices} for a heading.
subappendicesNot supportedIts content is kept with ordinary numbers.
Options toc, page, title, header, titletocLeft outAccepted, no effect.
\appendixnameNot supportedSkipped with a note; nothing is printed.

Examples

\appendix letters the sections after it, and references printed after it show the letters:

\appendix with \ref and \cref

LaTeXPreamble: \usepackage{cleveref}Open in editor
\section{Results}
John Doe reports the main result.
\appendix
\section{Raw data}\label{app:data}
\subsection{Samples}\label{app:samples}
All 44 samples are listed in \cref{app:samples}, part of
appendix~\ref{app:data}.
Rendered by Scissor LaTeX: \appendix with \ref and \cref

The appendices environment of the package is accepted, but its sections are numbered on. \appendix gives the letters:

appendices keeps the numbers; \appendix letters

LaTeXPreamble: \usepackage{appendix}Open in editor
\section{Method}
Erika Mustermann describes the method.
\begin{appendices}
\section{Proofs}
Numbered 2 here, lettered A in a TeX installation.
\end{appendices}
Rendered by Scissor LaTeX: appendices keeps the numbers; \appendix letters

Compatibility

  • From a TeX installation to here: documents that use \appendix look the same, apart from the table of contents and "Chapter A". Documents that use the appendices environment lose the letters; add \appendix before the first appendix section and the environment can stay.
  • From here to a TeX installation: documents compile there unchanged.

The full manual is on CTAN: ctan.org/pkg/appendix. See also Sections and table of contents and cleveref.

Questions and answers

How do I add an appendix in LaTeX?

Write \appendix once, after the main text; every \section after it is an appendix, lettered A, B, C. No package is needed.

Why does my reference to the appendix show 1 instead of A?

A reference written before \appendix in the source is printed as a number here. References after \appendix are correct. Writing the letter out, as in "appendix A", reads the same everywhere.

Every example on this page is typeset by Scissor LaTeX when the site is built. Last updated 2026-11-07.