# Legal (Bates) numbers

Stamp every page with a counting number, as lawyers do. Add Bates numbers to a PDF. Free to use. No sign-up. Your files never leave your device.

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Add Bates numbers to a PDF for free. Stamp each page with a counting number and an optional prefix, as used for court and legal documents.

Also known as: Bates stamp PDF, Bates numbers, Bates numbering, legal numbering PDF, Bates stamping.

## How it works

1. Choose the PDF.
2. Type the letters that go before the number, the starting number and how many digits.
3. Press "Add the numbers" and save.

## Questions people ask

### What are Bates numbers?

A counting number stamped on every page of legal papers, so each page can be pointed to exactly.

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