U+2E36 "⸶" Dagger with Left Guard Unicode Character

U+2E36 "⸶" Dagger with Left Guard is a typographic punctuation mark used primarily in historical and scholarly texts, particularly in critical editions or annotations. It resembles a standard dagger symbol (†) but features a small horizontal line or guard on its left side, which serves to distinguish it from similar marks or to indicate a specific kind of reference or footnote placement. This character belongs to the Supplemental Punctuation block and is a rare glyph, often employed in specialized philological or liturgical contexts where precise notation of marginal notes or textual variants is required.