Double dagger

Meaning and uses

The double dagger, the footnote mark that traditionally comes after the dagger. It also works as an ornate cross in decorative text.

Unicode details

‡ is the Unicode character named DOUBLE DAGGER, code point U+2021, in the General Punctuation block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as punctuation (general category Po).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ‡

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 2021 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ‡.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “double dagger”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2021, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ‡ or ‡. In a CSS content property, use "\2021".