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Section sign
U+00A7 · Latin-1 Supplement
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Meaning and uses
The section sign, used to refer to a section of a law, contract or document, as in § 3. Two of them, §§, mean several sections.
Unicode details
§ is the Unicode character named SECTION SIGN, code point U+00A7, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as punctuation (general category Po).
It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.
| Unicode name | SECTION SIGN |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00A7 |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 A7 |
| UTF-16 | 00A7 |
| HTML | § or § |
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How to type §
- On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
- In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 00A7 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into §.
- On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “section sign”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 00a7, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
§or§. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\00A7".