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Originally Posted by Andygara2306

I want to ask you a question: how can I insert page numbers in an epub file written by Sigil?

Yes, like KevinH said... one of the biggest questions you can ask yourself is:

• Why?

Correctly adding "Real Page Numbers" (RPNs) to the ebook is a lot of work... while the benefits aren't the greatest.

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If you do want more information, I've written about page numbers many times over the years:

• 2021: "Indexing in SIGIL - How to add "See also...""
  
  • I summarized all the latest "Real Page Number" information.
    
  • + wrote step-by-step instructions on converting numbers into links.
• 2020: "Create index on epub from printed book"
  
  • I described how you can mark pagebreaks with a rare character + generate page number code from that.
• 2020: "Page numbers in epub pageList"
  
  • I described the different EPUB2 + EPUB3 code.
• 2016: "Real Page Numbers for Reflowable Kindles"
  
  • We discussed all the pros/cons of RPNs.
    
  • (Especially see linked threads too.)

Over the years, I've mellowed a bit on RPNs.

I still don't go out of my way to add them, but I see potential benefits... especially for Accessibility (and blind readers).

Also, tools like DAISY's WordToEPUB have since come out, making exporting page numbers out of Word/DOCX much easier.