Paragraph symbol § ¶ Pilcrow Copy and Paste

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Paragraph symbol meaning

  • Paragraph sign (from the Greek paragraphos, ‘to write beside’ or ‘written beside’) is a self-contained unit of a discourse in writing dealing with a particular point or idea.
  • The pilcrow symbol ¶, also called the paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, or alinea (Latin: a linea, ‘off the line’), is a typographical character commonly used to denote individual paragraphs. The pilcrow can be used as an indent for separate paragraphs or to designate a new paragraph in one long piece of copy, as Eric Gill did in his 1930s book, An Essay on Typography. The pilcrow was used in the Middle Ages to mark a new train of thought, before the convention of physically discrete paragraphs was a common practice.
  • In German, Ukrainian and Russian as well as some other languages section sign § is called paragraph. While English “paragraph” is called abzats/absatz. This can lead to misunderstandings.

FAQ about Paragraph symbol

Is there a paragraph symbol in Word

Paragraph marks are one of the formatting symbols that can appear automatically when using Microsoft Word. When editing or formatting your document, the marks can be useful indicators of hidden characters. Usually, when you type, you can’t see certain characters, like tab marks, spaces and paragraph markers.

What is the ascii for paragraph symbol?

182.
In the Windows-1252 character set, ASCII code 182 is represented by the character ¶ also known as the pilcrow sign – paragraph sign.