†
Dagger
- Unicode
- U+2020
- Category
- Punctuation
- HTML Entity
- †
- CSS
- \2020
The dagger symbol (†), also known as an obelisk, is a typographical mark traditionally used to indicate footnotes, typically acting as the second note marker after an asterisk. Beyond basic formatting, it is frequently placed next to names or dates to signify a person's death, or used in biology to mark an extinct species. In modern digital spaces, it often appears in stylized text aesthetics, gothic branding, or religious contexts due to its cross-like appearance.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+0134
- macOS
- Option+T
- Linux
- Compose + - + |
- HTML
- †
In Programming
In mathematics and quantum mechanics, the dagger is heavily used as a superscript to denote the Hermitian adjoint (conjugate transpose) of a matrix or linear operator.
Tags
cross
footnote
reference
punctuation
obelisk
typography