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HTML

<span>matchu</span> <span>42 points</span> <span class="controversial-note">controversial</span>

CSS

.controversial-note {
    font-size: 0;
}

.controversial-note::after {
    content: "†";
    font-size: 12px;
    position: relative;
    top: -4px;
}