Section Symbol § — Copy & Paste
The section symbol § (called 'silcrow') is used in legal and academic writing to reference a section of a document or law, for example 'see § 5.1'. It appears frequently in US legal texts, law school materials, and contracts.
Copy the section symbol§
U+00A7·Decimal 167
How to Type Section Symbol
⌘Mac
Option + 6⊞Windows
Alt + 0167 (numpad)📱iPhone / iOS
Type the section symbol on iOS via 123 → #+= panel, or copy the section symbol.</>HTML Code
§On Android, reach the section symbol via the symbols keyboard, or copy the section symbol (§) above.
Section Symbol — Unicode Details
Unicode
U+00A7Decimal
167Hex
00A7HTML
§Where Is Section Symbol Used?
- ✦Legal citations
- ✦US law references
- ✦Academic papers
- ✦Contracts
Other Names for §
silcrowsection signdouble Sparagraph mark
Frequently Asked Questions
Typing the section symbol on a Mac▼
Option + 6 types the section symbol (§); every editor accepts the section symbol.
Will the section symbol paste into social apps?▼
Yes — the section symbol is Unicode U+00A7, so the section symbol survives every paste.
HTML codes for the section symbol▼
Section Symbol entity: §; numeric §; hex §.