diff --git a/_config.init.yml b/_config.init.yml
index c0772e604..3d4e9cd25 100644
--- a/_config.init.yml
+++ b/_config.init.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ kramdown:
   hard_wrap:                 false
   syntax_highlighter:        rouge
   transliterated_header_ids: true
+  footnote_backlink:         "↩︎"
 
 redcarpet:
   extensions:
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 2af399c6b..e3372de8c 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ kramdown:
   hard_wrap:                 false
   syntax_highlighter:        rouge
   transliterated_header_ids: true
+  footnote_backlink:         "↩︎"
 
 redcarpet:
   extensions: