pilcrow

Also known as ¶, paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paragraph symbol, paraph, blind P

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Key facts

Symbol.mark: ¶

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Image: Pilcrow-history.svg

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Unicode character: ⸿
key press: Alt + 20

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Origin and name
Use in Ancient Greek
Use in Latin
Use in Middle Ages
Modern use
Encoding
Keyboard entry
Paragraph signs in non-Latin writing systems
References
External links

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In typography, the pilcrow (¶) is a grapheme used to identify a paragraph. In editorial production the pilcrow typographic character is also known as the paragraph mark, the paragraph sign, the paragraph symbol, the paraph, and the blind P.