U+2E4D "⹍" Paragraphus Mark Unicode Character

U+2E4D "⹍" Paragraphus Mark is a historical punctuation symbol used in medieval and early modern manuscripts to indicate a paragraph break or the beginning of a new section of text, similar in function to the modern pilcrow (¶). It belongs to the Supplemental Punctuation block and was encoded to support the accurate digital representation of ancient and scholarly texts where scribes employed this distinctive mark to visually organize written content. The character's design usually resembles a vertical line with a small hook or flourish at the top, distinguishing it from other paragraph markers and underscoring its specialized role in paleography and textual criticism.