Template:Dagger

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{{dag}}

This template generates a dagger symbol.

Usage

{{dagger}} produces †
{{dagger|sup=yes}} produces ^†

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A template that adds a dagger symbol (†).

Template parameters[]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Superscript	`sup`	Puts the dagger in superscript. Default no	Boolean	optional

Accessible symbols

Wikipedia previously provided templates that generated images with alt text for symbols not read by screen readers.^[1] As of 2023,^[2] the symbols in the table below will be read in the default configuration of all three major screen readers (JAWS, Apple's VoiceOver, and NVDA). Depending on user-configured verbosity settings, a reader may hear additional characters read aloud or fewer typographic or punctuation characters read aloud.^[3]

Accessible symbols for tables
Unicode symbol	Pronounced as	HTML entity	Template name	Template usage
*	"star" or "asterisk"	`&ast;`	{{asterisk}}	transclusion
†	"dagger" or "single dagger"	`&dagger;`	{{dagger}}	substitution
‡	"double dagger"	`&Dagger;`	{{double-dagger}}	substitution
#	"number" or "hash tag"	`&num;`	{{number sign}}	transclusion
°	"degree" or "degrees"	`°`	{{degree}}	substitution
→	"right arrow" or "rightwards arrow"	`→`	{{arrow}}	substitution
↓	"down arrow" or "downwards arrow"	`↓`	{{down-arrow}}	substitution
←	"left arrow" or "leftwards arrow"	`←`	{{left-arrow}}	substitution
↑	"up arrow" or "upwards arrow"	`↑`	{{up-arrow}}	substitution
′	"prime"	`′`	{{prime}}	transclusion