PILCROW SIGN

About this character

The pilcrow (¶), or paragraph mark, is a punctuation symbol used primarily in editing and proofreading to indicate where a new paragraph should begin. Its lineage traces to the medieval scribal practice of inserting a “capitulum” (“little head”) in margins, evolving into the looped glyph known today. In word processing and typography, it serves as an invisible formatting mark, revealing paragraph breaks and line structure. Designers employ it ornamentally, while programmers occasionally use it to denote hard returns or whitespace in data. As Unicode character U+00B6, it remains essential for precise text revision and editorial communication.

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