Inserts the dagger symbol (U+2020). Shorthand for
fr_unicode(0x2020).
In regulatory tables the dagger is used to mark treatment-related
adverse events or to indicate a secondary footnote series when the
[a]/[b] series is exhausted.
Symbol conventions in pharma TLFs
| Symbol | Markup | Common use |
[a], [b] | superscript | Primary footnote markers |
| dagger | fr_dagger() | Treatment-related AE |
| double dagger | fr_ddagger() | Serious AE |
| asterisk | * | Significance indicator |
See also
fr_ddagger() for the double dagger,
fr_unicode() for arbitrary Unicode characters,
fr_super() for superscript footnote markers.
Examples
# Standalone dagger symbol
fr_dagger()
#> <fr_markup> †
# In a footnote:
spec <- tbl_demog |> fr_table()
spec |> fr_footnotes("{fr_dagger()} Treatment-related adverse event.")
#>
#> ── fr_spec: Table
#> Data: 28 rows x 6 columns
#> Page: landscape letter, 9pt Courier New
#> Header: valign=bottom
#> Footnotes (1):
#> 1. [left] "† Treatment-related adverse event."
# Combined dagger and double dagger:
spec |> fr_footnotes(
"{fr_dagger()} Treatment-related adverse event.",
"{fr_ddagger()} Serious adverse event."
)
#>
#> ── fr_spec: Table
#> Data: 28 rows x 6 columns
#> Page: landscape letter, 9pt Courier New
#> Header: valign=bottom
#> Footnotes (2):
#> 1. [left] "† Treatment-related adverse event."
#> 2. [left] "‡ Serious adverse event."