U+00B6

Pilcrow

Pilcrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Latin-1 Supplement block, listed here under Punctuation. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "paragraph".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+00B6
Decimal
182
Hex
0x00B6
Octal
0o266

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00B6
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0PILCROW SIGN
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasPARAGRAPH SIGN
DecimalBase 10182
HexadecimalBase 160x00B6
OctalBase 80o266
BinaryBase 20000000010110110
General categoryPunctuation, otherPo
Unicode blockU+0080–U+00FFLatin-1 Supplement
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)¶
HTML entity (hex)¶
HTML entity (named)¶
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\00B6
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C2%B6

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u00B6
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00B6
Python\u00B6
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00B6

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-82 bytesC2 B6
UTF-16 (BE)00B6
UTF-32 (BE)000000B6

How to type Pilcrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +B6 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type B6 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 00B6. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Pilcrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type b6, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ¶ in HTML, \00B6 in CSS, and \u00B6 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
PILCROW SIGN
Unicode 1.0 name
PARAGRAPH SIGN
Block
Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
General category
Po — Punctuation, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Latin-1 Supplement block: U0080.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Pilcrow symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ¶ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Pilcrow?

Pilcrow is U+00B6 (decimal 182, hexadecimal 0x00B6, octal 0o266). It lives in the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Pilcrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "PILCROW SIGN"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "PARAGRAPH SIGN". Its General_Category is Po (Punctuation, other).

What is the HTML code for Pilcrow?

Use ¶ or ¶, or the named entity ¶. In CSS, use content: "\00B6".

How do I type Pilcrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u00B6". Python: "\u00B6". JSON and Java: "\u00B6". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C2 B6.

Is Pilcrow an emoji?

No. Pilcrow is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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