Run on mark

A stroke joining two paragraphs.

Also known as: Run on text mark, Join paragraphs mark

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Meanings

The proof correction mark instructing that a paragraph break be removed and the text run on.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Instructs that a paragraph break be removed and the text run on.
Contexts: Technical drawing
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Draws the join it asks for, and is the exact opposite instruction to the new paragraph mark the catalogue already holds.
Contexts: Technical drawing

A curved stroke drawn from the end of one paragraph round to the start of the next, joining them.

Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

BS 5261 — Copy preparation and proof correction
British Standards Institution · retrieved 2026-08-21
The British Standard defining proof-correction marks and their marginal counterparts. Paywalled, so records describe the marks as documented in secondary summaries of the standard rather than quoting its text. Authoritative for British practice; American convention differs in several marks.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24

Meanings

The proof correction mark instructing that a paragraph break be removed and the text run on.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Instructs that a paragraph break be removed and the text run on.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Draws the join it asks for, and is the exact opposite instruction to the new paragraph mark the catalogue already holds.

Confidence

Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

BS 5261 — Copy preparation and proof correction
British Standards Institution · retrieved 2026-08-21
The British Standard defining proof-correction marks and their marginal counterparts. Paywalled, so records describe the marks as documented in secondary summaries of the standard rather than quoting its text. Authoritative for British practice; American convention differs in several marks.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24