Paragraph symbol (pilcrow) (¶)
U+00B6 · PILCROW SIGN · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ¶
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0182
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0182 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ¶ appears.
The shorter code Alt+20 works too in most programs.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
00B6 Alt+X
Type 00B6 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ¶. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ¶.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+7
Press ⌥ Option+7 to type ¶. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “paragraph symbol (pilcrow)” and click ¶ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ¶ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ¶ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ¶ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;paragr.
- Now type ;paragr anywhere: the keyboard suggests ¶.
Android
Symbol page in Gboard
?123 → =\<
Tap ?123, then =\<: ¶ has its own key there.
Checked on the English (US) keyboard. Other keyboard languages may place it elsewhere.
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ¶:
- Copy ¶ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ¶ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;paragr.
- Type ;paragr in any app and tap ¶ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 00b6 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 00b6 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ¶ means and how it is used
The pilcrow ¶ marks the start of a paragraph. Medieval scribes used it before line breaks became common; today you mostly see it when Word or Google Docs shows hidden formatting marks, where each ¶ is a paragraph break. Editors also write it in margins to request a new paragraph. Mac: Option+7; Windows: Alt+0182 or Alt+20.
Paragraph symbol (pilcrow) (¶) is the Unicode character U+00B6, officially called PILCROW SIGN. It is in the Latin-1 Supplement block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: alinea, mark, paragraph, paraph, pilcrow.
On this site it is part of the punctuation and typography symbols (109 symbols), next to © ® ™ § @.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | ¶ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ¶ | |
| HTML hex | ¶ | |
| CSS | content: "\00B6"; | |
| JavaScript | \u00B6 | |
| URL | %C2%B6 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B6 | |
| Unicode | U+00B6 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ¶ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Don't confuse ¶ with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- ¶Paragraph symbol (pilcrow)U+00B6 · PILCROW SIGN
- CapitulumU+2E3F · CAPITULUM · Supplemental Punctuation
Names in other languages
What ¶ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Paragraph symbol (pilcrow) |
| Português | Símbolo pilcrow (fim de parágrafo) |
| Español | Calderón (signo de fin de párrafo) |
| Italiano | Pilcrow (segno di capoverso) |
| Français | Pied-de-mouche (pilcrow) |
| Deutsch | Absatzmarke (Pilcrow) |
| Türkçe | Pilcrow (paragraf sonu işareti) |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol pilcrow (akhir paragraf) |
| Polski | Znak akapitu (pilcrow) |
| Русский | Знак абзаца (пилкроу) |
| 日本語 | 段落記号 (ピルクロウ) |
| 한국어 | 단락 기호 (필크로) |
Related symbols
All Punctuation →Questions people ask
How do I type ¶ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ¶ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 00B6 and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+7.
What is the difference between ¶ and ⸿?
¶ is the paragraph symbol (pilcrow) (U+00B6). ⸿ is a different character: capitulum (U+2E3F, Supplemental Punctuation block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type ¶ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ¶. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;paragr.
What is the HTML code for the paragraph symbol (pilcrow)?
Use the entity ¶ or the numeric code ¶ (hex ¶). In CSS write \00B6, in JavaScript \u00B6.
Will ¶ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ¶ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.