U+2020 "†" Dagger Unicode Character

U+2020 "†" Dagger is a typographic symbol with a long history, dating back to medieval manuscripts where it was used as a reference mark to indicate a marginal note or a significant point in the text. In modern usage, it serves primarily as a footnote marker, often the second symbol used after the asterisk, and it also appears in other contexts such as indicating a legal filing date, denoting death dates in genealogy, or marking a conditional clause in linguistics. Its design resembles a short cross or a sword, which gives the symbol its common name derived from the weapon.