The symbol itself is called a paragraph mark. The button on the ribbon in Word that bears that mark toggles non-printing characters on and off. These show where Things like spaces, tabs, paragraph returns and page breaks are located. It’s very handy for sorting out wonky page formatting. The pilcrow, ¶, also called the paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, or blind P, is a typographical character marking the start of a paragraph. The pilcrow may be used at the start of separate paragraphs or to designate a new paragraph in one long piece of copy. To see the Symbol menu in Microsoft Word, go to Insert Symbols on the ribbon and click the Symbol button (or Insert Advanced Symbol Symbols in the menu system in Word for Mac). Quick access symbols. This will open a quick access menu of 20 frequently used symbols to pick from. However, you can also access the full range of special.
This article is a list of standard proofreader's marks used to indicate and correct problems in a text. Marks come in two varieties, abbreviations and abstract symbols. These are usually handwritten on the paper containing the text. Symbols are interleaved in the text, while abbreviations may be placed in a margin with an arrow pointing to the problematic text. Note that different languages use different proofreading marks and sometimes publishers have their own in-house proofreading marks.[1]
Abbreviations[edit]
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Use |
|---|---|---|
| sp | Spelling | Used to indicate misspelling |
| sp | Spell out | Used to indicate that an abbreviation should be spelled out, such as in its first use |
| stet | Let it stand | Indicates that proofreading marks should be ignored and the copy unchanged |
| fl | Flush left | Align text flush with left margin |
| fr | Flush right | Align text flush with right margin |
| eq # | Equalize spacing | |
| ls | Letterspace | Adjust letterspacing |
| ital | Italics | Put in italics |
| rom | Roman | Put in Roman (non-italic) font |
| bf | Boldface | Put in boldface |
| lc | Lower case | Put text in lower case |
| caps | Capitalize | Put text in capital case |
| sc | Small caps | Put text in small caps |
| wf | Wrong font | Put text in correct font |
| wc/ww | word choice/wrong word | Incorrect or awkward word choice |
| hr # | Insert hair space |
Symbols[edit]
| Symbol Name | Image | Meaning | Example of Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dele | Delete | ||
| Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6) | ¶ | Begin new paragraph | |
| Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6) | ¶ no | Remove paragraph break | |
| Caret[a] (Unicode U+2038, 2041, 2380) | ‸ ⁁ ⎀ | Insert | |
| # | Insert space | ||
| Close up (Unicode U+2050) | ⁐ | Tie words together, eliminating a space | I was reading the news⁐paper this morning. |
| ] [ | Center text | ||
| ] | Move text right | ||
| [ | Move text left | ||
| M̲ | Insert em dash | ||
| N̲ | Insert en dash |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^The circumflex character ^ and latin letter v are sometimes shown but these are not correct.
References[edit]
- ^'Proof Correction Marks'(PDF). British Standards Institution. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
Word Paragraph Markers Meaning
External links[edit]
- British Standards Institution BS 5261C:2005 – Hardcopy for purchase