Pilcrow sign
¶ is the Unicode character “PILCROW SIGN” (U+00B6). It belongs to the Latin 1 Supplement block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
¶ codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+00B6 |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | ¶ |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | ¶ |
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| HTML entityNamed HTML entity | ¶ |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \00B6 |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u00B6 |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u00B6 |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %C2%B6 |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | C2 B6 |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 00B6 |
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| Alt codeWindows, number pad | Alt + 20 |
How to type ¶
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 20 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word, type 00B6 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Option + 7.
Or open the Character Viewer with Control + ⌘ + Space.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About ¶
- Unicode name
- PILCROW SIGN
- Code point
- U+00B6 (182)
- Block
- Latin 1 Supplement
- Category
- Other Punctuation
- Unicode version
- 1.1
- Mac shortcut
- Option + 7