<cmd>setupfootnotedefinition</cmd><code>[before=\MyFontCommand]</code>.
Footnotes can be placed in multiple columns, using the <tt>n=<i>number</i></tt> option in <cmd>setupfootnotes</cmd>(in latest betas it should be added to <cmd>setupnotes</cmd> or <cmd>setupnote</cmd> instead).
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