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 | This template should always be substituted – use {{subst:Left-arrow}}. Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot. |
This template generates the left-arrow character: ←
Usage
editSubstitution (recommended method):
{{subst:Left-arrow}}produces: ←
Transclusion:
{{Left-arrow}}produces: ←
Accessible symbols
editWikipedia 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
edit- ↑ Bohman, Paul (20 January 2014). "Why Don't Screen Readers Always Read What's on the Screen? Part 1: Punctuation and Typographic Symbols".
- ↑ Ragas, Sophie (17 March 2023). "How screen readers read special characters: an update".
- ↑ AudioEye (14 September 2013). "How Screen Readers Make Digital Content Accessible".