U+00B6 "¶" Pilcrow Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+00B6 "¶" Pilcrow Sign is a typographical symbol used primarily to denote the beginning of a new paragraph in written text, often serving as a formatting mark in word processors and document editors. It also functions as a visible indication of paragraph breaks when editing or proofreading, helping writers and editors see the structure of a document at a glance. In legal writing, the pilcrow is sometimes employed as a reference symbol in cross citations, pointing to a specific paragraph. While less common in modern digital text, it remains a useful tool for layout and revision tasks in various software applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+00B6 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Pilcrow Sign |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Paragraph Sign |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ¶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ¶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xC2 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x00B6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000000B6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u00b6 |