diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/_static/no_reference_superscript.css b/docs/sphinx/source/_static/no_reference_superscript.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10ffe6b68b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/_static/no_reference_superscript.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.footnote-reference {
+    font-size: 100% !important;  /* default is 90% */
+    top: 0.0em !important;  /* default is -0.4em */
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py b/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py
index 524a77a048..7e050726e8 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py
@@ -223,9 +223,13 @@ def __getattr__(cls, name):
 # Output file base name for HTML help builder.
 htmlhelp_basename = 'PVLIB_Pythondoc'
 
-# A workaround for the responsive tables always having annoying scrollbars.
+
+# custom CSS workarounds
 def setup(app):
+    # A workaround for the responsive tables always having annoying scrollbars.
     app.add_stylesheet("no_scrollbars.css")
+    # Override footnote callout CSS to be normal text instead of superscript
+    app.add_stylesheet("no_reference_superscript.css")
 
 
 # -- Options for LaTeX output ---------------------------------------------