Template:Degree
°
 | This template should always be substituted – use {{subst:Degree}}. Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot. |
Usage
[edit]{{subst:degree|angle or temperature}}
Outputs the number followed by a degree symbol (value°). If the value is omitted, it just outputs the symbol (°).
Examples
[edit]| Code | Output |
|---|---|
{{subst:degree|90}}
|
90° |
90{{subst:degree}}
|
90° |
Accessible symbols
[edit]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]
| Symbol | Pronounced as | HTML entity | Template name |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | "star" or "asterisk" | *
|
{{asterisk}} |
| † | "dagger" or "single dagger" | †
|
{{dagger}} |
| ‡ | "double dagger" | ‡
|
{{double-dagger}} |
| # | "number" or "hash tag" | #
|
{{number sign}} |
| ° | "degree" or "degrees" | °
|
{{degree}} |
| → | "right arrow" or "rightwards arrow" | →
|
{{arrow}} |
| ↓ | "down arrow" or "downwards arrow" | ↓
|
{{down-arrow}} |
| ← | "left arrow" or "leftwards arrow" | ←
|
{{left-arrow}} |
| ↑ | "up arrow" or "upwards arrow" | ↑
|
{{up-arrow}} |
| ′ | "prime" | ′
|
{{prime}} |
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".