paragraph mark
nounUK /ˈpærəɡrɑːf mɑːk/
US /ˈpærəɡræf mɑːrk/
A paragraph mark is a little symbol that shows where one part of writing ends and a new part begins.
You can see a paragraph mark at the end of each section when you turn on hidden symbols in the document.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small printed or written sign used to mark the start of a new paragraph in a text.
The old manuscript used a paragraph mark to show where each new idea started.
3. A non-printing character in a word processor that stores where a paragraph ends.
Deleting the paragraph mark joined the two paragraphs into one.
4. The symbol ¶ itself, often used as a reference mark in editing.
The editor put a paragraph mark next to the sentence that needed to be moved.