¶

Etymology
A graphic variation of the Fraktur capital letter cee, ℭ, an abbreviation of.

Punctuation mark

 * 1) Beginning of a section of text.
 * 2) Beginning of a paragraph; ; hard return.

Usage notes

 * 1) Used inline inside a quotation of a multi-paragraph text where dividing into paragraphs is not allowed. Thus, "Blah ¶ Blah blah blah ¶ Blah blah blah."
 * 2) Used as an index representing "paragraph" followed by a number. Compare the analogous use of the section sign $⟨§⟩$.