Is the dagger still in use today? And if so, what for?
I want to know how much effort I should put in making them look awesome.
It is used as note signs or for dates for birth and death.
Okay, so no big problem if this is not a super-duper glyph.
Thanks Jacques.
And for history-conscious typographers as footnote markers. Like asterisks.
It will be important for designing books, scientific or cultural magazines, good typography in general
I think itโs the kind of glyph a savvy graphic designer will look at before buying a font, even if she/he will never use it at the end.
Has anyone ever seen a tripledagger in the wild? Just anecdotal but I seem to remember seeing footnotes become a bit random once both daggers have been used up.
Iโm working on a corporate typeface that will mainly use it for web/app and simple print materials. Iโve already made the daggers, just in case.