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Two interlocking S shapes, used to cite a numbered section of a text.
Also known as: Silcrow, Legal section symbol, Double S
The section sign cites a numbered section, most often of legislation or a contract. Doubled, it refers to more than one section at once.
Cites a numbered section of a statute, contract or other structured document, as in § 4.
Contexts: Software
Is doubled (§§) to cite a range or several sections at once.
Contexts: Software
Is frequently confused with the pilcrow, which marks a paragraph rather than a section.
Contexts: Software
Two S-shaped curves stacked and overlapping vertically, the upper one offset slightly from the lower.
Section against paragraph; both are reference marks in legal and editorial text.