 | This is a
documentation
subpage for
Template:Dagger. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
 | This template is used on approximately 20,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
This template generates a dagger symbol.
{{dagger}}produces †{{dagger|sup=yes}}produces †
TemplateData for Dagger
A template that adds a dagger symbol (†).
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superscript | sup | Puts the dagger in superscript.
| Boolean | optional |
- Template:KIA for the "Killed in action" marker
- Template:Extinct
- Template:Gc for a light gray superscripted dagger
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]
| 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 |
| This is a
documentation
subpage for
Template:Dagger. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
| This template is used on approximately 20,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
This template generates a dagger symbol.
{{dagger}}produces †{{dagger|sup=yes}}produces †
TemplateData for Dagger
A template that adds a dagger symbol (†).
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superscript | sup | Puts the dagger in superscript.
| Boolean | optional |
- Template:KIA for the "Killed in action" marker
- Template:Extinct
- Template:Gc for a light gray superscripted dagger
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]
| 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 |