Dagger Symbol

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Symbol: †
Unicode: U+2020
HTML entity: &dagger;
Category: Punctuation Symbols

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About the dagger symbol

The dagger is a cross-shaped mark with a single horizontal bar, resembling a Christian cross but with an elongated lower vertical stroke. In typography, it functions as a reference symbol, typically placed after a word or phrase to direct the reader to a footnote or endnote. It is also used in historical or academic contexts to indicate a date of death, often placed before a person’s name or year of passing.

Beyond footnoting, the dagger appears in linguistics to mark obsolete or reconstructed forms, and in mathematics or chess notation for specialized annotations. Its use as a secondary reference symbol follows the asterisk in a sequence of typographic marks.