§
This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Section-sign}} ). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot. |
This template generates the section-sign character: §
Usage
editSubstitution (recommended method):
{{subst:Section-sign}}
produces: §
Transclusion:
{{Section-sign}}
produces: §
Accessible symbols
editWikipedia 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]
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 |