This template generates a double-dagger symbol.

Usage

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  • {{double-dagger}} produces ‡
  • {{double-dagger|sup=yes}} produces

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Double-dagger in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Double-dagger

A template that adds a double-dagger symbol (‡).

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Superscriptsup

Puts the dagger in superscript.

Default
no
Booleanoptional

Accessible symbols

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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" * {{asterisk}} transclusion
"dagger" or "single dagger" † {{dagger}} substitution
"double dagger" ‡ {{double-dagger}} substitution
# "number" or "hash tag" # {{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

Notes

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  1. ^ Bohman, Paul. "Why Don't Screen Readers Always Read What's on the Screen? Part 1: Punctuation and Typographic Symbols".
  2. ^ Ragas, Sophie. "How screen readers read special characters: an update".
  3. ^ AudioEye. "How Screen Readers Make Digital Content Accessible".