\dagger

The symbol \dagger is used to denote a dagger or obelisk, often used in mathematical and scientific contexts to indicate a Hermitian adjoint or conjugate transpose of a matrix, or to mark a footnote.

Examples

Denotes the Hermitian adjoint (conjugate transpose) of matrix A.

A^\dagger

Represents the inner product of x and y, where x^\dagger is the conjugate transpose of x.

x^\dagger y

Marks a footnote or additional information related to Table 1.

See Table 1\dagger