§
Section Sign
- Unicode
- U+00A7
- Category
- Punctuation
- HTML Entity
- §
- CSS
- \00A7
The section sign (§) is a typographical character primarily used to reference a specific section of a document, often appearing in legal codes and academic texts. Its distinctive double-S shape likely originates from the Latin phrase signum sectionis (meaning "mark of a section"). While lawyers and editors rely heavily on this symbol, gamers also recognize it as a hidden formatting code used to change text colors in titles like Minecraft.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+0167
- macOS
- Option+6
- Linux
- Compose + s + o
- HTML
- § or §
In Programming
In programming and gaming, the section sign is famously used in Minecraft server configurations and plugins as an escape character to format text colors and styles. It is also used in technical documentation to explicitly denote document hierarchy.
Tags
§
§
double s symbol
html sect
law
law citation symbol
legal
legal symbol
minecraft color codes
minecraft section sign
paragraph
paragraph sign
punctuation
reference
sect symbol
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section mark
section sign
section symbol
signum sectionis
unicode 00a7