Section Sign

The silcrow "§" symbol, or a section sign, represents document sections, page breaks, or legal references. In UI design, the "§" symbol can effectively show section divisions in Blogs, Articles, and content organization interfaces.

Fun fact: The double "S" of the section symbol comes from the Latin word "signum sectiōnis," meaning "sign of section. You can think of the section symbol as the original hashtag (⌗) for organizing legal documents and content before hashtags existed.

To type the section symbol (§), you can use these methods:

On Windows:
• Alt + 0167 (using numeric keypad)
• Alt + 21 (using numeric keypad)

On Mac:
• Option + 6
• Option + 5 (on some keyboard layouts)

On Mobile:
• Long press 'S' on some keyboards
• Find the section sign in symbols/special characters menu