⁋

Reversed Pilcrow Sign

Unicode
U+204B
Category
Punctuation
HTML Entity
⁋
CSS
\204B
The ⁋ (Reversed Pilcrow Sign) is a typographical mark representing a mirrored version of the traditional paragraph symbol (¶). Originally used in early printing and medieval manuscripts to visually divide blocks of text, it occasionally appears today in specialized typography, historical proofreading, or right-to-left text formatting. While you won't see it much in everyday texting, it remains a neat tool for designers and editors looking to add a unique or historically accurate touch to their layouts.

How to Type

Windows
Alt+8267 or Win+. then search 'reversed pilcrow'
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search 'reversed pilcrow'
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+U then 204b
HTML
⁋

In Programming

In word processors and text rendering engines, the reversed pilcrow is sometimes used as a hidden formatting character to indicate paragraph breaks in right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew. In standard programming, it has no special function and is treated as a regular string character.

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Tags

RTL formatting backwards paragraph mark formatting historical proofreading medieval typography mirror pilcrow paragraph marker pilcrow punctuation reverse paragraph symbol reversed paragraph text typographic mark unicode formatting

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