section sign

character; ligature of two S’s
Place unicode_character Q1136371
section sign
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section sign

Summary

section sign is an Unicode character[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,119 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • section sign's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].
  • section sign's Commons category is recorded as Section signs[4].
  • section sign's Unicode character is recorded as §[5].
  • section sign comprises S/s[6].
  • section sign's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • section sign's different from is recorded as pilcrow[8].
  • section sign's Unicode code point is recorded as 00A7[9].
  • section sign's HTML entity is recorded as §[10].
  • section sign's HTML entity is recorded as §[11].
  • section sign's HTML entity is recorded as §[12].
  • section sign's HTML entity is recorded as &sect[13].
  • section sign's key press is recorded as & (long press)[14].
  • section sign's key press is recorded as Alt + 0167[15].
  • section sign's Unicode block is recorded as Latin-1 Supplement[16].
  • section sign's Unicode character name is recorded as SECTION SIGN[17].

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Designation and Status

section sign's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].

Why It Matters

section sign ranks in the top 1% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,119 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Drmccreedy · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Has part(s) → S/s
    Html entity → §, §, § +1
    Instance of → Unicode character
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4575]]: &sect"
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