Section Sign (§) Meaning & Symbolism
The Section Sign (§): marks a numbered section of a legal code or document — "see § 8" means read section eight.
Origin & History
The Section Sign (§) (§) comes from The history of written and printed marks, from scribal shorthand to keyboard characters. Two overlapping S letters (from Latin signum sectionis); on a Mac it hides under Option+6.
Spiritual Meaning
Two overlapping S letters (from Latin signum sectionis); on a Mac it hides under Option+6.
Modern Usage
These marks are searched millions of times a year — usually mid-argument with a keyboard, trying to type one.
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