Windows
2 options- Hold Alt and type 0167 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
- Or, in Word: type 00A7 then press Alt + X.
Numeric keypad required (laptops: enable Num Lock or use Fn).
Section Sign Symbol
A symbol from the Punctuation Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- §
- Unicode
- U+00A7
- HTML entity
- §
- Category
- Punctuation Symbols
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17 of 30 in the punctuation symbols collection
About the section sign symbol
A single or double S-shaped glyph, the section sign is a typographic mark used to introduce a numbered section of a document, legal code, or academic text. It is most often seen in legal writing, where it precedes a section number (e.g., § 2.1), and is sometimes doubled (e.g., §§ 12–14) to indicate a range of sections. In scholarly references, it can also denote a specific part of a statute or regulation.
How to type Section Sign
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Press Option + 6 on a US keyboard.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type A7, then press Enter or Space.
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