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[edit] Origin of symbol

For anyone curious, it's a dagger, which is commonly used to indicate deaths in military texts. Kirill Lokshin 21:24, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alternate symbol

Since apparently the cross-like shape was being complained about in certain contexts, I've added an alternate symbol (☠) that can be selected by passing in |alt=yes to the template. This should be used sparingly, for obvious reasons. Kirill Lokshin 14:16, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

At least one user ( see Talk:War in Afghanistan (2001–present)#Christian_crosses_on_Muslim_combatants) has a problem with this character. Perhaps {{unicode|☠}} is a solution. Another possible symbol is U+26B1 Funeral urn ⚱. --Leo Laursen ( T | C ) 08:26, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

All of these different symbols have various rendering problems, depending on the exact font setup the reader has. I'd be happy to switch one for the other, but I'm not sure it'll really solve the underlying issue all that well. Kirill 15:55, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

One user with the problem reports that {{unicode|☠}} works for him (or <span class="Unicode">☠</span>). Again see Talk:War in Afghanistan (2001–present)#Christian_crosses_on_Muslim_combatants. --Leo Laursen ( T | C ) 20:07, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

I've tried my hand at changing the template to use the explicit unicode version; feedback would be welcome. Kirill 13:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Still invisible. Narayanese (talk) 22:30, 23 December 2007 (UTC)