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{{ddag}}

This template generates a double-dagger symbol.

Usage

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

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

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Superscript	`sup`	Puts the dagger in superscript. Default no	Boolean	optional

Accessible symbols

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
Symbol	Pronounced as	HTML entity	Template name
*	"star" or "asterisk"	`&ast;`	{{asterisk}}
†	"dagger" or "single dagger"	`&dagger;`	{{dagger}}
‡	"double dagger"	`&Dagger;`	{{double-dagger}}
#	"number" or "hash tag"	`&num;`	{{number sign}} or {{hash-tag}}
°	"degree" or "degrees"	`°`	{{degree}}
→	"right arrow" or "rightwards arrow"	`→`	{{arrow}}
↓	"down arrow" or "downwards arrow"	`↓`	{{down-arrow}}
←	"left arrow" or "leftwards arrow"	`←`	{{left-arrow}}
↑	"up arrow" or "upwards arrow"	`↑`	{{up-arrow}}
′	"prime"	`′`	{{prime}}

Notes

↑ Bohman, Paul (20 January 2014). "Why Don't Screen Readers Always Read What's on the Screen? Part 1: Punctuation and Typographic Symbols".
↑ Ragas, Sophie (17 March 2023). "How screen readers read special characters: an update".
↑ AudioEye (14 September 2013). "How Screen Readers Make Digital Content Accessible".

[1] Bohman, Paul (20 January 2014). "Why Don't Screen Readers Always Read What's on the Screen? Part 1: Punctuation and Typographic Symbols".

[2] Ragas, Sophie (17 March 2023). "How screen readers read special characters: an update".

[3] AudioEye (14 September 2013). "How Screen Readers Make Digital Content Accessible".

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