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US CFR Government Word Numbering Template
The US CFR Government template follows the numbering pattern of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations: § sections with decimal subsections, then parenthesized letters, numbers, and Roman numerals — § 1, 1.1, (a), (1), (i), (A).
It is designed for policy documents, compliance manuals, and government-style reporting. It is not an official government template — it reproduces the CFR's numbering pattern as a starting point.
Numbering Preview
This is how the numbering reads in Word, from Heading 1 down to Heading 9. Levels 6–9 are collapsed below.
- L1§ 1Scope
- L21.1Applicability
- L3(a)Requirement
- L4(1)Condition
- L5(i)Exception
Show levels 6–9
- L6(A)Category
- L7I.Division
- L81)Item
- L9a.Sub-item
Numbering Structure
All nine levels are linked to Word's built-in Heading styles: apply Heading 1 and level 1 numbering appears, Heading 2 and level 2 appears, and so on. Numbering is followed by a single space — no stray tab jumps.
| Level | Linked style | Number format |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heading 1 | § 1 |
| 2 | Heading 2 | 1.1 |
| 3 | Heading 3 | (a) |
| 4 | Heading 4 | (1) |
| 5 | Heading 5 | (i) |
| 6 | Heading 6 | (A) |
| 7 | Heading 7 | I. |
| 8 | Heading 8 | 1) |
| 9 | Heading 9 | a. |
Fonts: Times New Roman · Indent: 0.25 in per level, hanging indent
Who This Template Is For
- Policy and procedure documents
- Compliance manuals
- Government and regulatory reporting
- Documents that cite rules as "§ 1.5(a)(1)"
In practice: cite any provision precisely — "see § 2.3(a)(1)(i)" — because every level is a real numbered level, not manually typed text.
How It Works in Word
Double-click the .dotx and Word opens a new, unnamed document based on the template. Type a heading, apply a Heading style from the Styles gallery, and the number appears. Add, delete, move, or promote headings — the numbering re-calculates itself, because it is defined inside the style, not typed into the text.
Save your finished document as .docx and the numbering stays with it. Works on Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2024/2021/2019/2016, Word for Mac, and WPS Office.