# How to create custom annotation comment with id?

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**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** pdfjs-express\
**Created:** [December 13, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/how-to-create-custom-annotation-comment-with-id/1240 "2021-12-13T06:07:27Z")\
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While you wait for one of our customer support representatives to get back to you, please check out some of these documentation pages:

Guides:
- [Create highlight annotations in PDF.js Express - Other examples](https://pdfjs.express/documentation/annotation/create-annotation-highlight#other-examples)
- [Create rectangle annotations in PDF.js Express - Other examples](https://pdfjs.express/documentation/annotation/create-annotation-rectangle#other-examples)
- [Create image stamp annotations in PDF.js Express - Other examples](https://pdfjs.express/documentation/annotation/create-annotation-stamp#other-examples)

APIs:
- [Core.AnnotationManager - createAnnotationReply(annotation, initialText)](https://pdfjs.express/api/Core.AnnotationManager.html#createAnnotationReply__anchor)
- [Core.Annotations.CustomAnnotation - new CustomAnnotation(type [, initializer])](https://pdfjs.express/api/Core.Annotations.CustomAnnotation.html#CustomAnnotation__anchor)
- [Core.Tools.TextAnnotationCreateTool - new TextAnnotationCreateTool(docViewer, textAnnotationPrototype)](https://pdfjs.express/api/Core.Tools.TextAnnotationCreateTool.html#TextAnnotationCreateTool__anchor)

Forums:
- [How to keep the top-level note/comment of an annotation with its original date?](https://pdfjs.community/t/how-to-keep-the-top-level-note-comment-of-an-annotation-with-its-original-date/894/5)
- [How to get the annotation id when I highlight some text and also how to get the page no, quads and highlighted text from my annotations object?](https://pdfjs.community/t/how-to-get-the-annotation-id-when-i-highlight-some-text-and-also-how-to-get-the-page-no-quads-and-highlighted-text-from-my-annotations-object/977/3)
- [I want to create custom circle annotation which I want to use as a stamp](https://pdfjs.community/t/i-want-to-create-custom-circle-annotation-which-i-want-to-use-as-a-stamp/662/1)

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