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This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Asterism}}). | 
This template generates the asterism character: ⁂
Usage
Substitution (recommended method):
{{subst:Asterism}}produces: ⁂
Transclusion:
{{Asterism}}produces: ⁂
Accessible symbols
Wikipedia previously provided templates that generated images with alt text for symbols not read by screen readers.[1] As of 2023,[2] the symbols in the table below will be read in the default configuration of all three major screen readers (JAWS, Apple's VoiceOver, and NVDA). Depending on user-configured verbosity settings, a reader may hear additional characters read aloud or fewer typographic or punctuation characters read aloud.[3]
| Unicode symbol | Pronounced as | HTML entity | Template name | Template usage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | "star" or "asterisk" | *
 | 
{{asterisk}} | transclusion | 
| † | "dagger" or "single dagger" | †
 | 
{{dagger}} | substitution | 
| ‡ | "double dagger" | ‡
 | 
{{double-dagger}} | substitution | 
| # | "number" or "hash tag" | #
 | 
{{number sign}} | transclusion | 
| ° | "degree" or "degrees" | °
 | 
{{degree}} | substitution | 
| → | "right arrow" or "rightwards arrow" | →
 | 
{{arrow}} | substitution | 
| ↓ | "down arrow" or "downwards arrow" | ↓
 | 
{{down-arrow}} | substitution | 
| ← | "left arrow" or "leftwards arrow" | ←
 | 
{{left-arrow}} | substitution | 
| ↑ | "up arrow" or "upwards arrow" | ↑
 | 
{{up-arrow}} | substitution | 
| ′ | "prime" | ′
 | 
{{prime}} | transclusion | 
Notes