Are you aware of adding a silcrow sign in the Word? Follow this tutorial to learn how to use the silcrow § symbol in Word. It is a typographical character used to identify certain sections of a document. This shape is derived from the double “s” or signum sections in Latin, which means section symbol.
Continue reading this tutorial to see how to add this sign in Microsoft Word.
How to insert § in Word Online?
Follow the below steps on how to insert § in Word. A space should be used immediately after a section mark to prevent the symbol and number from split across two lines.
- Keep the cursor where you want to insert the § symbol on your document.
- Click on the Insert tab.
- Click on the Symbol icon in the Symbols section of the menu.
- A drop-down menu will appear, and you can select More Symbols at the bottom of the list.
- Choose the Special Characters option and click the Section symbol.
Now, the Section symbol will be inserted in the Word Online.
Note: – If the symbol is not shown in Word online, copy and paste or use shortcut alt 0167 on the keyboard to get the silcrow symbol in Microsoft Word.
How to insert § in Word for Mac?
Here are the steps you can follow when trying to add the § symbol into a Word document on Mac laptops and desktops.
- Open the Word document you want to work on. You can also open Word and search for the document or create a new document from the home screen.
- Click on Insert at the top of the document.
- Go to the section titled Symbols and click on the arrow.
- You will have a dropdown menu.
- From the options, click on the Advanced Symbol button.
- You will now have a popup menu with all the symbols that can be added to the document.
