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Double dagger symbol ‡

Double dagger (‡) is Unicode U+2021. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

The double dagger marks a footnote, usually used after the asterisk and the dagger.

How to type ‡

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2021.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ‡.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2021 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “double dagger” and double-click ‡.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ‡ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ‡ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ‡ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ‡ and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2021, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 2021, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “double dagger”.

Codes for ‡

UnicodeU+2021
Official nameDOUBLE DAGGER
BlockGeneral Punctuation
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal‡
HTML hex‡
CSScontent: "\2021";
JavaScript"\u2021"
Python"\u2021"
UTF-8 bytesE2 80 A1
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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