documentclass{report}

% Using symbols for footnotes
renewcommand{thefootnote}{fnsymbol{footnote}}

begin{document}

footnote{f1}, footnote{f2}, footnote{f3}, footnote{f4},

footnote{f5}, footnote{f6}, footnote{f7}, footnote{f8},

footnote{f9}, footnote{f10}

end{document}