Section Sign

A symbol from the Punctuation collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: §
Unicode: U+00A7
HTML entity: §
Category: Punctuation

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About the section sign symbol

Representing a distinct division of text, the section sign is a typographical character typically read aloud as the word section. It belongs to the Latin 1 Supplement block and is categorized as punctuation within the Common script. While its visual form consists of two interlocking S shapes, it functions primarily as a formal marker to refer readers to specific segments of a document without writing out the full name of the division.

In contemporary writing, this symbol is standard in legal and academic contexts, where it precedes numerical citations in law codes, statutes, or internal cross-references. It also appears frequently in certain video game environments to denote formatting changes or chat commands. Outside of these technical uses, editors apply the sign in scholarly manuscripts and textbooks to organize complex hierarchies of information within chapters and sub-sections.