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Asterisk, dagger, double dagger, section, parallels, pilcrow — in that order.
Also known as: Star dagger section symbols in order, Non-numeric footnote markers
A fixed order of six marks used where numbered notes would clash with the text, as in a mathematical or a critically edited work. The order is the information: the marks themselves mean nothing, and a reader who knows the sequence knows which note to look for.
A conventional sequence of reference marks — asterisk, dagger, double dagger, section sign, parallels, pilcrow — used in order down a page in place of numbered notes.
Used where numerals would be ambiguous: in mathematical setting a superscript numeral is an exponent, and in a critical edition it is a line number, so the marks avoid a collision rather than decorating one.
The sequence restarts on each page, so the same mark means a different note on the next one. Doubling the marks — two asterisks, two daggers — continues the sequence where six is not enough.
The mark identifies a note only in combination with the page it is on.
A small raised mark after a word: a star, an upright stroke with one or two crossbars, a doubled S-like glyph, two vertical lines, or a reversed P.
The double dagger is the third mark of the sequence.