How to type ¶
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 00b6.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ¶.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 00B6 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “pilcrow sign” and double-click ¶.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ¶ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ¶ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ¶ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ¶ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 00b6, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 00B6, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “pilcrow sign”.
Codes for ¶
| Unicode | U+00B6 |
|---|---|
| Official name | PILCROW SIGN |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ¶ |
| HTML hex | ¶ |
| CSS | content: "\00B6"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00B6" |
| Python | "\u00B6" |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B6 |