pilcrow
nounUK /ˈpɪl.kɹəʊ/ · US /ˈpɪl.kɹoʊ/
Etymology Probably an alteration of Middle English pylcrafte, modification of Late Latin paragraphus, itself from the Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos).
› The symbol ¶.
1
A symbol designating the beginning of a new paragraph.
- The pilcrow was a simple punctuation symbol used by medieval scribes to indicate the start and end of a paragraph.2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 167:
2
Media, Publishing, Typography A symbol designating a paragraph break.
- Synonyms
- paragraph character, paragraph mark, paragraph marker, paragraph sign, paragraph symbol
- Derived terms
- silcrow