Dagger symbol
Type :dagger: · Punctuation
What † is for
A footnote mark, and the second one in the traditional sequence after the asterisk. In some reference works it also marks a person as deceased or a word as obsolete, so context decides what it is telling you.
How to type †
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:dagger: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + T
Windows
Alt + 0134
Hold Alt and type the digits on the keypad.
Shortcodes
:dagger: On the web
HTML †
Unicode U+2020
What † gets mistaken for
double dagger
The next mark in the sequence, for the third footnote on a page.
More from punctuation
:emdash: – :endash: … :dots: • :dot: · :middle_dot: ‣ :triangular_bullet: ¶ :paragraph_pilcrow: § :section: ‡ :double_dagger: ‽ :interrobang: ¡ :inverted_exclamation: ¿ :inverted_question: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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