Legal and footer text
§ is copied for copyright notices, rights statements, site footers, and product text where accuracy matters more than visual style.
§
Section Sign
U+00A7
§
The § section sign appears in everyday text whenever someone wants a direct character for policy references, legal text, document sections instead of a more decorative symbol.
Copyright notices, footers, and legal labels.
Where people actually use this symbol
Brand and asset labels
§ also fits ownership notes, publishing labels, and content credits where the line should look formal and standard.
Where it works better than emoji
§ beats emoji when the line needs precision. A plain symbol stays cleaner in product copy, tables, legal notes, and technical text where colorful emoji would feel noisy or less exact.
Alternative symbols to compare
©
Special characters
U+00A9
Copyright notices, footers, and legal labels.
®
Special characters
U+00AE
Copyright notices, footers, and legal labels.
™
Special characters
U+2122
Copyright notices, footers, and legal labels.
¶
Special characters
U+00B6
Headings, grouped text, and readable formatting.
°
Special characters
U+00B0
Math, notation, and number-heavy text.
±
Special characters
U+00B1
Math, notation, and number-heavy text.
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A plain document page, useful for files, paperwork, reports, forms, and general written documents.
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💼
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Symbol details
- Category
- Special Characters
- Unicode
- U+00A7
- HTML
- §
- ASCII
- No